Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
Waalssamai thati alburooji
By the sky containing great stars
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
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];
Washahidin wamashhoodin
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Of fire fed with fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
When they sat by it (fire),
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
When they were sitting near it
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
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!
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,
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
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.
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.
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.
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
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.
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
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).
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
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),
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Effecter of what He intends.
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
FirAAawna wathamooda
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
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).
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
But this is an honored Qur'an
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.