Chapter 85, 22 verses
Waalssamai thati alburooji
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
واليوم الموعود
And the promised day,
And by the Promised Day.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وشاهد ومشهود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
When they sat by it,
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
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.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فعال لما يريد
The great doer of what He will.
Doer of what He will.
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
FirAAawna wathamooda
فرعون وثمود
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
في لوح محفوظ
In a guarded tablet.
On a guarded tablet.