85-1 : By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

85-2 : By the promised Day (of Judgment);

85-3 : By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness; -

85-4 : Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

85-5 : Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

85-6 : Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

85-7 : And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

85-8 : And they ill - treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all praise! -

85-9 : Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

85-10 : 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.

85-11 : 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),

85-12 : Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

85-13 : It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

85-14 : And He is the Oft - Forgiving, Full of Loving - Kindness,

85-15 : Lord of the Throne of Glory,

85-16 : Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

85-17 : Has the story reached thee, of the forces -

85-18 : Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

85-19 : And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

85-20 : But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

85-21 : Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

85-22 : (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!