:1. By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;
:2. By the promised Day (of Judgment);
:3. By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-
:4. Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),
:5. Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:
:6. Behold! they sat over against the (fire),
:7. And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.
:8. And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-
:9. Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.
:10. 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.
:11. 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),
:12. Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.
:13. It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).
:14. And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,
:15. Lord of the Throne of Glory,
:16. Doer (without let) of all that He intends.
:17. Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
:18. Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
:19. And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
:20. But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
:21. Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
:22. (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
