I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And the promised day,
And [by] the promised Day
And by the Promised Day.
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Cursed were the companions of the trench
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
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,
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
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.
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
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.
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.
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
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.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
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.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
The great doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
Doer of what He will.
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Of Firon and Samood?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
In a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
On a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!