Sūrah 85✦Meccan✦22 Āyāt
سورة البروج
Al-Burooj — The Constellations
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
85:1
The Constellations
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ١
By the sky full of constellations
85:2
The Constellations
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ٢
and the promised Day ˹of Judgment˺
85:3
The Constellations
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ٣
and the witness and what is witnessed!
85:4
The Constellations
قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ٤
Condemned are the makers of the ditch—
85:5
The Constellations
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ٥
the fire ˹pit˺, filled with fuel—
85:6
The Constellations
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ٦
when they sat around it
85:7
The Constellations
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ٧
watching what they had ˹ordered to be˺ done to the believers
85:8
The Constellations
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ٨
who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah—the Almighty, the Praiseworthy—
85:9
The Constellations
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ٩
˹the One˺ to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness over all things.
85:10
The Constellations
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ١٠
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.
85:11
The Constellations
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ١١
Surely those who believe and do good will have Gardens under which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.
85:12
The Constellations
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ١٢
Indeed, the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord is severe.
85:13
The Constellations
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ١٣
˹For˺ He is certainly the One Who originates and resurrects ˹all˺.
85:14
The Constellations
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ١٤
And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving—
85:15
The Constellations
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ١٥
Lord of the Throne, the All-Glorious
85:16
The Constellations
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ١٦
Doer of whatever He wills.
85:17
The Constellations
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ١٧
Has the story of the ˹destroyed˺ forces reached you ˹O Prophet˺—
85:18
The Constellations
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ١٨
˹the forces of˺ Pharaoh and Thamûd?
85:19
The Constellations
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ١٩
Yet the disbelievers ˹still˺ persist in denial.
85:20
The Constellations
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ٢٠
But Allah encompasses them from all sides.
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.