Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
By the sky containing great stars
And the promised day,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
And [by] the promised Day
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
When they were sitting near it
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
The great doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Effecter of what He intends.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Of Firon and Samood?
FirAAawna wathamooda
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
But this is an honored Qur'an
In a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.