ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِيدُ
(85:15) – the Lord of the Glorious Throne,
فَعَّالٞ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
(85:16) the Executor of what He wills.7
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ
(85:17) Has the story of the armies reached you,
فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ
(85:18) the armies of Pharaoh and Thamud?8
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي تَكۡذِيبٖ
(85:19) The unbelievers are indeed engaged in denying it, calling it a lie,
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطُۢ
(85:20) although Allah surrounds them.
بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانٞ مَّجِيدٞ
(85:21) Nay; but this is a glorious Qur'an,
فِي لَوۡحٖ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ
(85:22) inscribed on a well-guarded Tablet.9