Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
By the sky containing great 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 what is witnessed,
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
Cursed were the companions of the trench
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
النار ذات الوقود
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
إذ هم عليها قعود
When they were sitting near it
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
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 resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is 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
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.
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
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
وهو الغفور الودود
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
ذو العرش المجيد
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
فعال لما يريد
Effecter of what He intends.
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
فرعون وثمود
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
والله من ورائهم محيط
While Allah encompasses them from behind.
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
But this is an honored Qur'an
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
في لوح محفوظ
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.