Chapter 85, 22 verses
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
And the promised day,
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it,
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ 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.
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.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
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),
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
The great doer of what He will.
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
In a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ