Chapter 85, 22 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
By the sky containing great stars
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
And [by] the promised Day
And the promised day,
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
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, over all things, is Witness.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
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.
Surely (as for) those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, then do not repent, they shall have the chastisement of hell, and they shall have the chastisement of burning.
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
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Effecter of what He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
In a guarded tablet.
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ