Surah Al-Buruj (The Mansions of the Stars)
Surah Al-Buruj in Arabic with the English translation of every verse (Saheeh International) and the meaning of each Arabic word. To listen — first the English meaning, then the Arabic recitation — open it in the app.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ ﴿1﴾
85:1 By the sky containing great stars
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ By the sky · ذَاتِ containing · ٱلْبُرُوجِ the constellations
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡمَوۡعُودِ ﴿2﴾
85:2 And [by] the promised Day
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وَٱلْيَوْمِ And the Day · ٱلْمَوْعُودِ Promised
وَشَاهِدࣲ وَمَشۡهُودࣲ ﴿3﴾
85:3 And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
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وَشَاهِدٍۢ And (the) witness · وَمَشْهُودٍۢ and what is witnessed
قُتِلَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ ﴿4﴾
85:4 Cursed were the companions of the trench
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قُتِلَ Destroyed were · أَصْحَـٰبُ (the) companions · ٱلْأُخْدُودِ (of) the pit
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ ﴿5﴾
85:5 [Containing] the fire full of fuel,
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ٱلنَّارِ (Of) the fire · ذَاتِ full · ٱلْوَقُودِ (of) the fuel
إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا قُعُودࣱ ﴿6﴾
85:6 When they were sitting near it
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إِذْ When · هُمْ they · عَلَيْهَا by it · قُعُودٌۭ (were) sitting
وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُهُودࣱ ﴿7﴾
85:7 And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
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وَهُمْ And they · عَلَىٰ over · مَا what · يَفْعَلُونَ they were doing · بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ to the believers · شُهُودٌۭ witnesses
وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ ﴿8﴾
85:8 And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
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وَمَا And not · نَقَمُوا۟ they resented · مِنْهُمْ [of] them · إِلَّآ except · أَن that · يُؤْمِنُوا۟ they believed · بِٱللَّهِ in Allah · ٱلْعَزِيزِ the All-Mighty · ٱلْحَمِيدِ the Praiseworthy
ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءࣲ شَهِيدٌ ﴿9﴾
85:9 To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allah, over all things, is Witness.
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ٱلَّذِى The One Who · لَهُۥ for Him · مُلْكُ (is) the dominion · ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ (of) the heavens · وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ and the earth · وَٱللَّهُ and Allah · عَلَىٰ on · كُلِّ every · شَىْءٍۢ thing · شَهِيدٌ (is) a Witness
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُواْ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَتُوبُواْ فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ ٱلۡحَرِيقِ ﴿10﴾
85:10 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.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · فَتَنُوا۟ persecuted · ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ the believing men · وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ and the believing women · ثُمَّ then · لَمْ not · يَتُوبُوا۟ they repented · فَلَهُمْ then for them · عَذَابُ (is the) punishment · جَهَنَّمَ (of) Hell · وَلَهُمْ and for them · عَذَابُ (is the) punishment · ٱلْحَرِيقِ (of) the Burning Fire
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّٰتࣱ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ ﴿11﴾
85:11 Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
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إِنَّ Indeed · ٱلَّذِينَ those who · ءَامَنُوا۟ believe · وَعَمِلُوا۟ and do · ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ the righteous deeds · لَهُمْ for them · جَنَّـٰتٌۭ (will be) Gardens · تَجْرِى flow · مِن from · تَحْتِهَا underneath it · ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ the rivers · ذَٰلِكَ That · ٱلْفَوْزُ (is) the success · ٱلْكَبِيرُ the great
إِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿12﴾
85:12 Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
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إِنَّ Indeed · بَطْشَ (the) Grip · رَبِّكَ (of) your Lord · لَشَدِيدٌ (is) surely strong
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبۡدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ﴿13﴾
85:13 Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
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إِنَّهُۥ Indeed He · هُوَ He · يُبْدِئُ originates · وَيُعِيدُ and repeats
وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلۡوَدُودُ ﴿14﴾
85:14 And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
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وَهُوَ And He · ٱلْغَفُورُ (is) the Oft-Forgiving · ٱلْوَدُودُ the Most Loving
ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِيدُ ﴿15﴾
85:15 Honorable Owner of the Throne,
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ذُو Owner (of) · ٱلْعَرْشِ the Throne · ٱلْمَجِيدُ the Glorious
فَعَّالࣱ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿16﴾
85:16 Effecter of what He intends.
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فَعَّالٌۭ Doer · لِّمَا of what · يُرِيدُ He intends
هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ ﴿17﴾
85:17 Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
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هَلْ Has · أَتَىٰكَ come to you · حَدِيثُ (the) story · ٱلْجُنُودِ (of) the hosts
فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ ﴿18﴾
85:18 [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
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فِرْعَوْنَ Firaun · وَثَمُودَ and Thamud
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي تَكۡذِيبࣲ ﴿19﴾
85:19 But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
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بَلِ Nay · ٱلَّذِينَ Those who · كَفَرُوا۟ disbelieve · فِى (are) in · تَكْذِيبٍۢ denial
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطُۢ ﴿20﴾
85:20 While Allah encompasses them from behind.
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وَٱللَّهُ But Allah · مِن from · وَرَآئِهِم behind them · مُّحِيطٌۢ encompasses
بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانࣱ مَّجِيدࣱ ﴿21﴾
85:21 But this is an honored Qur'an
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بَلْ Nay · هُوَ It · قُرْءَانٌۭ (is) a Quran · مَّجِيدٌۭ Glorious
فِي لَوۡحࣲ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ ﴿22﴾
85:22 [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
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فِى In · لَوْحٍۢ a Tablet · مَّحْفُوظٍۭ Guarded