Al-Burooj Surah 85 · 22 verses

البروج

Al-Burooj

The Constellations

Revelation: Meccan
Verses: 22 verses
Ruku: 1 ruku
Order of revelation: 27th revealed

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

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By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
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وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

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And by the Promised Day.
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وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

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And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
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قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

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(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
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ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

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Of the fuel-fed fire,
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إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

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When they sat by it,
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وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

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And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
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وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

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They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
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ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

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Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

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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.
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

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Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.
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إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

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Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
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إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

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Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
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وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

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And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
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ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

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Lord of the Throne of Glory,
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فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

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Doer of what He will.
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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

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Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
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فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

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Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
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بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

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Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
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وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

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And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
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بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

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Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
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فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

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On a guarded tablet.

About Surah Al-Buruj

Also written Burooj

Surah Al-Buruj is the 85th surah of the Quran: a Makki surah of 22 verses in para 30.

It tells of the people of the ditch, who burned the believers for no reason except that they believed in Allah (85:4–8), describes Allah as the Forgiving, the Loving (85:14), and says the Quran is preserved on a guarded tablet (85:21–22).

What is the meaning of Surah Al-Buruj?

Al-Buruj means “the Great Stars” or “Constellations”, by which it opens with an oath (85:1).

How many verses are in Surah Al-Buruj?

Surah Al-Buruj has 22 verses (ayat) in 1 ruku.

Is Surah Al-Buruj Makki or Madani?

It is a Makki (Meccan) surah, revealed in Mecca before the Hijrah. It was the 27th surah to be revealed.

Which para is Surah Al-Buruj in?

It is in para (juz) 30 of the Quran, Juz ‘Amma.

Can I read Surah Al-Buruj with transliteration?

Yes. Open Display (the sliders icon above the verses) and turn on Transliteration to show the Arabic in Latin letters beneath each verse, or Word by word for the meaning of every word. The tafsir (commentary) of any verse opens from the book icon beside it.