Chapter 85 · 22 verses
Al-Burooj
The Constellations
البروج
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
85:1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ١
English
By the sky full of constellations
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85:2
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ٢
English
and the promised Day ˹of Judgment˺
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85:3
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ٣
English
and the witness and what is witnessed!
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85:4
قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ٤
English
Condemned are the makers of the ditch—
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85:5
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ٥
English
the fire ˹pit˺, filled with fuel—
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85:6
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ٦
English
when they sat around it
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85:7
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ٧
English
watching what they had ˹ordered to be˺ done to the believers
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85:8
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ٨
English
who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah—the Almighty, the Praiseworthy—
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85:9
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ٩
English
˹the One˺ to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness over all things.
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85:10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ١٠
English
Those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not repent will certainly suffer the punishment of Hell and the torment of burning.
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85:11
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ١١
English
Surely those who believe and do good will have Gardens under which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.
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85:12
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ١٢
English
Indeed, the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord is severe.
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85:13
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ١٣
English
˹For˺ He is certainly the One Who originates and resurrects ˹all˺.
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85:14
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ١٤
English
And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving—
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85:15
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ١٥
English
Lord of the Throne, the All-Glorious
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85:16
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ١٦
English
Doer of whatever He wills.
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85:17
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ١٧
English
Has the story of the ˹destroyed˺ forces reached you ˹O Prophet˺—
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85:18
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ١٨
English
˹the forces of˺ Pharaoh and Thamûd?
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85:19
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ١٩
English
Yet the disbelievers ˹still˺ persist in denial.
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85:20
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ٢٠
English
But Allah encompasses them from all sides.
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About Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations)
Named "the Great Constellations" (al-Burūj), a Meccan sūrah recalling the People of the Ditch to console the believers under persecution.
- Chapter
- 85 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 22
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah Al-Burooj about?
Named "the Great Constellations" (al-Burūj), a Meccan sūrah recalling the People of the Ditch to console the believers under persecution.
How many verses are in Surah Al-Burooj?
Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations) has 22 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah Al-Burooj Meccan or Madinan?
Surah Al-Burooj is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah Al-Burooj in the Qurʾān?
Surah Al-Burooj is the 85th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.