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,
And [by] the promised Day
واليوم الموعود
And the promised day,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
وشاهد ومشهود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
When they were sitting near it
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
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 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,
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.
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.
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.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Effecter of what He intends.
فعال لما يريد
The great doer of what He will.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Of Firon and Samood?
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.
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
But this is an honored Qur'an
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
في لوح محفوظ
In a guarded tablet.