Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
By the sky containing great stars
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
And by the Promised Day.
And [by] the promised Day
And by the Witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the Witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah];
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Of fire fed with fuel,
Of the fuel - fed fire,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
When they sat by it (fire),
When they sat by it,
When they were sitting near it
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance (to Allah), then they will have the torment 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.
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.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection).
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Doer of what He will.
Effecter of what He intends.
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
But this is an honored Qur'an
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
On a guarded tablet.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.