Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
Waalssamai thati alburooji
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
And [by] the promised Day
And the promised day,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Washahidin wamashhoodin
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
When they were sitting near it
When they sat by it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
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,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
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.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
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.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Effecter of what He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
FirAAawna wathamooda
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
But this is an honored Qur'an
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
In a guarded tablet.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ