Chapter 85, 22 verses
Waalssamai thati alburooji
By the sky containing great stars
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
And [by] the promised Day
And by the Promised Day.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Cursed were the companions of the trench
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
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
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.
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
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
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
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Effecter of what He intends.
Doer of what He will.
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
FirAAawna wathamooda
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
On a guarded tablet.