Surah Al-Buruj

    The Mansions of the Stars

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    البروج
    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
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    About Surah Al-Buruj

    Al-Buruj, the Mansions of the Stars, recalls the people of the trench who persecuted the believers for their faith, and honors those who stayed firm despite it. It reassures the believers that Allah sees everything and that the deniers face His grip, while affirming the protected, glorious nature of the Quran.

    The people of the trenchFirmness under trialAllah sees allThe glorious Quran

    Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.

    Surah Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars)

    Surah 85 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 22 verses

    Also spelled: Al Buruj, AlBuruj, Buruj, The Mansions of the Stars

    Surah Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars) is the 85th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 22 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

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    1. 85:1

      وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

      Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj

      By the sky containing great stars

    2. 85:2

      وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

      Wal yawmil maw'ood

      And [by] the promised Day

    3. 85:3

      وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ

      Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood

      And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

    4. 85:4

      قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

      Qutila as haabul ukhdood

      Cursed were the companions of the trench

    5. 85:5

      ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

      Annaari zaatil waqood

      [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

    6. 85:6

      إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ

      Iz hum 'alaihaa qu'ood

      When they were sitting near it

    7. 85:7

      وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ

      Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood

      And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.

    8. 85:8

      وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

      Wa maa naqamoo minhum illaaa aiyu'minoo billaahil 'azeezil Hameed

      And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,

    9. 85:9

      ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدٌ

      Allazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ard; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai 'in Shaheed

      To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.

    10. 85:10

      إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

      Innal lazeena fatanul mu'mineena wal mu'minaati summa lam yatooboo falahum 'azaabu Jahannama wa lahum 'azaabul hareeq

      Indeed, those who have tortured the believing men and believing women and then have not repented will have the punishment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the Burning Fire.

    11. 85:11

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

      Innal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum Jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaar; zaalikal fawzul kabeer

      Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.

    12. 85:12

      إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

      Inna batsha Rabbika lashadeed

      Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

    13. 85:13

      إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

      Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed

      Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.

    14. 85:14

      وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

      Wa Huwal Ghafoorul Wadood

      And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

    15. 85:15

      ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

      Zul 'Arshil Majeed

      Honorable Owner of the Throne,

    16. 85:16

      فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

      Fa' 'aalul limaa yureed

      Effecter of what He intends.

    17. 85:17

      هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

      Hal ataaka hadeesul junood

      Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

    18. 85:18

      فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

      Fir'awna wa Samood

      [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

    19. 85:19

      بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍۢ

      Balil lazeena kafaroo fee takzeeb

      But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

    20. 85:20

      وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

      Wallaahu minw waraaa'ihim muheet

      While Allah encompasses them from behind.

    21. 85:21

      بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ

      Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed

      But this is an honored Qur'an

    22. 85:22

      فِى لَوْحٍۢ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

      Fee Lawhim Mahfooz

      [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.