Wassama-i thatialburooj
By the sky containing great stars
Walyawmi almawAAood
And [by] the promised Day
Washahidin wamashhood
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Qutila as-habu alukhdood
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench
Annari thati alwaqood
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAood
When they were sitting near it.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bilmu/mineenashuhood
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
Wama naqamoo minhum illa anyu/minoo billahi alAAazeezi alhameed
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
Allathee lahu mulku assamawatiwal-ardi wallahu AAala kullishay-in shaheed
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.
Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineenawalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabujahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeq
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.
Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum jannatuntajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalikaalfawzu alkabeer
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeed
Indeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeed
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadood
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeed
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
FaAAAAalun lima yureed
Effecter of what He intends.
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunood
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
FirAAawna wathamood
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheeb
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
Wallahu min wara-ihimmuheet
While Allāh encompasses them from behind.
Bal huwa qur-anun majeed
But this is an honored Qur’ān
Fee lawhin mahfooth
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.