Chapter 85, 22 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
Waalssamai thati alburooji
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Washahidin wamashhoodin
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
FirAAawna wathamooda
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!