1 . By the heaven , holding mansions of the stars ,
2 . And by the Promised Day .
3 . And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony ,
4 . ( Self ) destroyed were the owners of the ditch
5 . Of the fuel fed fire ,
6 . When they sat by it ,
7 . And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers .
8 . They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah , the Mighty , the Owner of Praise ,
9 . Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty off the heavens and the earth ; and Allah is of all things the Witness .
10 . 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 .
11 . Lo! those who believe and do good works , theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow . That is the Great Success .
12 . Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern .
13 . Lo! He it is Who produceth , then reproduceth ,
14 . And He is the Forgiving , the loving ,
15 . Lord of the Throne of Glory ,
16 . Doer of what He will .
17 . Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
18 . Of Pharaoh and ( the tribe of ) Thamud?
19 . Nay , but those who disbelieve live in denial
20 . And Allah , all unseen , surroundeth them .
21 . Nay , but it is a glorious Quran
22 . On a guarded tablet .