Chapter 85, 22 verses
Waalssamai thati alburooji
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
واليوم الموعود
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And the promised day,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وشاهد ومشهود
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
النار ذات الوقود
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إذ هم عليها قعود
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
When they sat by it,
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
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 ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
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
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
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
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 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
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 (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
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فعال لما يريد
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
FirAAawna wathamooda
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
والله من ورائهم محيط
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
In a guarded tablet.