85:1  By the sky, with its constellations of stars

85:2  And by the Day [of Judgment] promised

85:3  And witness [giving evidence in favour of or against anything on the Judgment Day] and those for or against whom the witness is giving evidence

85:4  Damned are the owners of the dit

85:5  Of the fuel-filled fire

85:6  When they sat by i

85:7  And witnessed what they did to the believers!

85:8  And they took vengeance on them for nothing else but that they believed in Allah, the Omnipotent, the Embodiment of Praise

85:9  To Whom belongs the Absolute Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Witness to all things

85:10  Surely indeed, those who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not — for them will be the punishment of Hell, and for them the punishment by the Fire

85:11  Surely indeed, those who believe and do good deeds — for them will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Greatest Success

85:12  Indeed, the Hold of your Lord is certainly severe

85:13  It is He indeed Who does the original creation, and Who is capable of resurrecting His original creation when it is dead

85:14  And He is the One Forgiving, Loving

85:15  Lord of the Glorious Throne

85:16  HE does what He wills

85:17  Have you come to know the story of the armies

85:18  Of Pharaoh and of (the ancient tribe of) Thamood

85:19  Yet, [despite knowing the story of how those ancient peoples were destroyed for their transgressions] those that suppress the Truth live in denial

85:20  And Allah surrounds them unawares

85:21  Nay, [non-believers' denial notwithstanding,] this is a glorious Qur'an

85:22  In a well-protected format