هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ
Has the story reached thee, of the forces-
فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ
Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي تَكۡذِيبٖ
And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطُۢ
But Allah doth encompass them from behind!
بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانٞ مَّجِيدٞ
Nay, this is a Glorious Qur'an,
فِي لَوۡحٖ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ
(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!