Al-Burujالبروج

The Mansions of the Stars · 22 verses · Meccan

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

By the sky containing great starsSaheeh International

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وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

And [by] the promised DaySaheeh International

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وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,Saheeh International

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قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trenchSaheeh International

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ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,Saheeh International

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إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

When they were sitting near it.Saheeh International

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وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

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

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وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

And they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,Saheeh International

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ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

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

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

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.Saheeh International

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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

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

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إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

Indeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.Saheeh International

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إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

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

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وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,Saheeh International

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ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

Honorable Owner of the Throne,Saheeh International

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فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Effecter of what He intends.Saheeh International

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هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -Saheeh International

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فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?Saheeh International

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بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,Saheeh International

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وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

While Allāh encompasses them from behind.Saheeh International

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بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

But this is an honored Qur’ānSaheeh International

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فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.Saheeh International

About Surah Al-Buruj (البروج)

Al-Buruj memorializes the people of the ditch — believers burned alive for nothing except that they believed in Allah, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy — while their persecutors sat watching. It promises that those who persecute believers without repenting face the punishment of the Blaze, and that your Lord's grip is severe.

Chapter
85 of 114
Verses
22
Revelation
Makki
Meaning
The Great Stars

Frequently Asked Questions about Surah Al-Buruj

What does "Al-Buruj" mean in English?

Al-Buruj (البروج) means "The Great Stars" in English. It is chapter 85 of the Holy Quran.

How many verses are in Surah Al-Buruj?

Surah Al-Buruj has 22 verses (ayat). It appears on page 590 of the mushaf.

Is Surah Al-Buruj Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Buruj is a Makki surah, revealed in Makkah before the Prophet's ﷺ migration to Madinah.