Chapter 85, 22 verses
By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
I swear by the mansions of the stars,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء ذات البروج
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
By the promised Day (of Judgment);
And the promised day,
واليوم الموعود
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -
And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne.
وشاهد ومشهود
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
Cursed be the makers of the pit,
قتل أصحاب الأخدود
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
Of the fire (kept burning) with fuel,
النار ذات الوقود
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
When they sat by it,
إذ هم عليها قعود
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
And they were witnesses of what they did with the believers.
وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise! -
And they did not take vengeance on them for aught except that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised,
وما نقموا منهم إلا أن يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is a Witness of all things.
الذي له ملك السماوات والأرض ۚ والله على كل شيء شهيد
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
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.
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.
إن الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
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),
Surely (as for) those who believe and do good, they shall have gardens beneath which rivers flow, that is the great achievement.
إن الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الأنهار ۚ ذلك الفوز الكبير
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
Surely the might of your Lord is great.
إن بطش ربك لشديد
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
Surely He it is Who originates and reproduces,
إنه هو يبدئ ويعيد
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
وهو الغفور الودود
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
Lord of the Arsh, the Glorious,
ذو العرش المجيد
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
The great doer of what He will.
فعال لما يريد
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Has the story reached thee, of the forces -
Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,
هل أتاك حديث الجنود
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
Of Firon and Samood?
فرعون وثمود
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the truth.
بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
And Allah encompasses them on every side.
والله من ورائهم محيط
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
بل هو قرآن مجيد
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
In a guarded tablet.
في لوح محفوظ
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ