Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
واليوم الموعود
And by the Promised Day.
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
وشاهد ومشهود
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
(Self - )destroyed were the owners of the ditch
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fuel - fed fire,
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they sat by it,
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
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.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
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.
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),
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
فعال لما يريد
Doer of what He will.
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud ?
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
في لوح محفوظ
On a guarded tablet.