Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And [by] the promised Day
واليوم الموعود
And the promised day,
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
وشاهد ومشهود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they were sitting near it
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
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.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
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.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
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),
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Effecter of what He intends.
فعال لما يريد
The great doer of what He will.
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Of Firon and Samood?
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
But this is an honored Qur'an
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
في لوح محفوظ
In a guarded tablet.
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!