Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And the promised day,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
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 ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
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
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
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
Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty 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
For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
The great doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Of Firon and Samood?
FirAAawna wathamooda
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
In a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!