85.The Constellations

  1. By the sky with its towering constellations
  2. by the promised Day
  3. by the Witness and that which is witnessed
  4. damned were the makers of the trench
  5. the makers of the fuel-stoked fire
  6. They sat down
  7. to watch what they were doing to the believers
  8. Their only grievance against them was their faith in God, the Mighty, the Praiseworthy
  9. to whom all control over the heavens and earth belongs: God is witness over all things
  10. For those who persecute believing men and women, and do not repent afterwards, there will be the torment of Hell and burning
  11. But for those who believe and do good deeds there will be Gardens graced with flowing streams: that is the great triumph
  12. [Prophet], your Lord’s punishment is truly stern––
  13. it is He who brings people to life, and will restore them to life again––
  14. and He is the Most Forgiving, the Most Loving
  15. The Glorious Lord of the Throne
  16. He does whatever He will
  17. Have you [not] heard the stories of the forces
  18. of Pharaoh and Thamud
  19. Yet still the disbelievers persist in denial
  20. God surrounds them all
  21. This is truly a glorious Quran
  22. [written] on a preserved Tablet