Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky containing great stars
Waalssamai thati alburooji
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
And [by] the promised Day
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
And by the Promised Day.
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
Of the fuel - fed fire,
When they were sitting near it
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
When they sat by it,
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu AAala kulli shayin shaheedun
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
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.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuAAeedu
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Effecter of what He intends.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
Doer of what He will.
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
FirAAawna wathamooda
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
But this is an honored Qur'an
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
On a guarded tablet.