وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ١

By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

Wassama-i thatialburooj

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ٢

And by the Promised Day.

Walyawmi almawAAood

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ٣

And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

Washahidin wamashhood

قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ٤

(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch

Qutila as-habu alukhdood

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ٥

Of the fuel-fed fire,

Annari thati alwaqood

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ٦

When they sat by it,

Ith hum AAalayha quAAood

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ٧

And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.

Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bilmu/mineenashuhood

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ٨

They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,

Wama naqamoo minhum illa anyu/minoo billahi alAAazeezi alhameed

ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ٩

Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

Allathee lahu mulku assamawatiwal-ardi wallahu AAala kullishay-in shaheed

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ١٠

Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.

Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineenawalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabujahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeq

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ١١

Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.

Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum jannatuntajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalikaalfawzu alkabeer

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ١٢

Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Inna batsha rabbika lashadeed

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ١٣

Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeed

وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ١٤

And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Wahuwa alghafooru alwadood

ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ١٥

Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Thoo alAAarshi almajeed

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ١٦

Doer of what He will.

FaAAAAalun lima yureed

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ١٧

Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Hal ataka hadeethu aljunood

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ١٨

Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?

FirAAawna wathamood

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ١٩

Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheeb

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ٢٠

And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Wallahu min wara-ihimmuheet

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ٢١

Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

Bal huwa qur-anun majeed

فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ٢٢

On a guarded tablet.

Fee lawhin mahfooth