Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
واليوم الموعود
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];
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
وشاهد ومشهود
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Of fire fed with fuel,
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
النار ذات الوقود
When they sat by it (fire),
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
إذ هم عليها قعود
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
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.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
إن بطش ربك لشديد
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).
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
وهو الغفور الودود
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
ذو العرش المجيد
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
فعال لما يريد
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
فرعون وثمود
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
والله من ورائهم محيط
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
بل هو قرآن مجيد
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
في لوح محفوظ