Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
Waalssamai thati alburooji
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And the promised day,
And [by] the promised Day
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
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 resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
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, over all things, is Witness.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
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.
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
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.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
The great doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Firon and Samood?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
FirAAawna wathamooda
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
But this is an honored Qur'an
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
In a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ