Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
And [by] the promised Day
And the promised day,
واليوم الموعود
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وشاهد ومشهود
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
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,
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
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! -
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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),
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Effecter of what He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
والله من ورائهم محيط
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
In a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!