Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
واليوم الموعود
And the promised day,
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
وشاهد ومشهود
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
النار ذات الوقود
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
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 they were witnesses of what they did with 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
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
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
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
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
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.
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
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
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 Arsh, the Glorious,
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
فعال لما يريد
The great doer of what He will.
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
Of Firon and Samood?
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
والله من ورائهم محيط
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
في لوح محفوظ
In a guarded tablet.