The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

By the sky full of constellations,

and by the promised Day,

and by the witness and the witnessed,

cursed be the makers of the trench[1],

the fire full of fuel,

when they sat around it,

and were witnessing what they did to the believers[2].

Their only grievance against them was that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, the Praiseworthy,

to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and earth, and Allah is Witness over all things.

Indeed, for those who tortured the believing men and women, and then did not repent, there will be the punishment of Hell and the punishment of the burning fire[3].

But those who believed and did righteous deeds will certainly have gardens under which rivers flow; that is the supreme triumph.

Indeed, the punishment of your Lord is severe.

Indeed, it is He Who originates [the creation] and then resurrects all,

and He is the All-Forgiving, the Most Affectionate,

the Lord of the Glorious Throne;

He does whatever He wills.

Has there not come to you the story of the forces

of Pharaoh and Thamūd?

But the disbelievers are in persistent denial,

although Allah encompasses them from all sides.

But this is a glorious Qur’an,

[inscribed] in a Preserved Tablet.