Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
And [by] the promised Day
واليوم الموعود
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And the promised day,
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
وشاهد ومشهود
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Cursed were the companions of the trench
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
When they were sitting near it
إذ هم عليها قعود
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
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 witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
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 ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
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
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
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
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.
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
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),
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
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Effecter of what He intends.
فعال لما يريد
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
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
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
But this is an honored Qur'an
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
In a guarded tablet.