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 . Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an, 

22 . (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!