Chapter 85, 22 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
By the sky containing great stars
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
And [by] the promised Day
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
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 what is witnessed,
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Of fire fed with fuel,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
When they sat by it (fire),
When they were sitting near it
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
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.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). 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.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
Verily, (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) the Seizure (punishment) of your Lord is severe and painful. [See V.11:102].
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
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).
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
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 Affectionate,
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
Effecter of what He intends.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
But this is an honored Qur'an
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ