Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And the promised day,
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Of fire fed with fuel,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it (fire),
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
The great doer of what He will.
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
In a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ