Surah Al-Buruj
سورة البروج · The Mansions of the Stars · 22 verses · Meccan
Surah Al-Buruj (البروج, "The Mansions of the Stars") is chapter 85 of the Quran. It has 22 verses, was revealed in Mecca and is found in juz 30. Here you can read the complete Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen verse by verse.
Also written as: Buruj
- Number
- 85
- Arabic
- البروج
- Meaning
- The Mansions of the Stars
- Verses
- 22
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf page
- 590
Surah Al-Buruj in Arabic and English
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾
Waalssamai thati alburooji
By the sky containing great stars
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡمَوۡعُودِ ﴿٢﴾
Waalyawmi almawʿoodi
And [by] the promised Day
وَشَاهِدٖ وَمَشۡهُودٖ ﴿٣﴾
Washahidin wamashhoodin
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed
قُتِلَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ ﴿٤﴾
Qutila ashabu alukhdoodi
Cursed were the companions of the trench
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
[Containing] the fire full of fuel
إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا قُعُودٞ ﴿٦﴾
Ith hum ʿalayha quʿoodun
When they were sitting near it
وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُهُودٞ ﴿٧﴾
Wahum ʿala ma yafʿaloona bialmumineena shuhoodun
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses
وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ ﴿٨﴾
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yuminoo biAllahi alʿazeezi alhameedi
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy
ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٌ ﴿٩﴾
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waalardi waAllahu ʿala kulli shayin shaheedun
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُواْ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَتُوبُواْ فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ ٱلۡحَرِيقِ ﴿١٠﴾
Inna allatheena fatanoo almumineena waalmuminati thumma lam yatooboo falahum ʿathabu jahannama walahum ʿathabu alhareeqi
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
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٞ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ ﴿١١﴾
Inna allatheena amanoo waʿamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha alanharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment
إِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿١٢﴾
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبۡدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ﴿١٣﴾
Innahu huwa yubdio wayuʿeedu
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats
وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلۡوَدُودُ ﴿١٤﴾
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate
ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِيدُ ﴿١٥﴾
Thoo alʿarshi almajeedi
Honorable Owner of the Throne
فَعَّالٞ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿١٦﴾
Faʿʿalun lima yureedu
Effecter of what He intends
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ ﴿١٧﴾
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers
فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ ﴿١٨﴾
Firʿawna wathamooda
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي تَكۡذِيبٖ ﴿١٩﴾
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطُۢ ﴿٢٠﴾
WaAllahu min waraihim muheetun
While Allah encompasses them from behind
بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانٞ مَّجِيدٞ ﴿٢١﴾
Bal huwa quranun majeedun
But this is an honored Qur'an
فِي لَوۡحٖ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ ﴿٢٢﴾
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate
Translation: Saheeh International. Transliteration: Tanzil.net. Recitation: Mishary Alafasy (EveryAyah.com). A translation conveys the meaning and does not replace the Arabic text.
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surah Al-Buruj?
Surah Al-Buruj has 22 verses.
Where was Surah Al-Buruj revealed?
Surah Al-Buruj is a Meccan surah; it was revealed in Mecca.
Which juz is Surah Al-Buruj in?
Surah Al-Buruj is in juz 30, on page 590 of the standard Madinah mushaf.
What does Al-Buruj mean?
البروج means "The Mansions of the Stars".