Chapter 85, 22 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven holding the big stars.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection).
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
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
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Cursed were the people of the Ditch (in the story of the Boy and the King).
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
Of fire fed with fuel,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
When they sat by it (fire),
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them).
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
And they had no fault except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ ۚ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
To Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
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 ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
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 ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
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
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
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).
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism),
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
Owner of the throne, the Glorious,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
(He is the) Doer of whatsoever He intends (or wills).
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Has the story reached you of the hosts,
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم and his Message of Islamic Monotheism).
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds).
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Nay! This is a Glorious Qur'an,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
(Inscribed) in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfuz (The Preserved Tablet)!
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ