Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
And the promised day,
And [by] the promised Day
واليوم الموعود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
وشاهد ومشهود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
إذ هم عليها قعود
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
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, over all things, is Witness.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
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.
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.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وهو الغفور الودود
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذو العرش المجيد
The great doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
فعال لما يريد
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Of Firon and Samood?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
والله من ورائهم محيط
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
But this is an honored Qur'an
بل هو قرآن مجيد
In a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
في لوح محفوظ