Chapter 85, 22 verses
Waalssamai thati alburooji
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky containing great stars
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
واليوم الموعود
And [by] the promised Day
And the promised day,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وشاهد ومشهود
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
النار ذات الوقود
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
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
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.
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.
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
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذو العرش المجيد
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فعال لما يريد
Effecter of what He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
FirAAawna wathamooda
فرعون وثمود
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
والله من ورائهم محيط
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بل هو قرآن مجيد
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
في لوح محفوظ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
In a guarded tablet.