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85th surah of the Quran

Surah Al-Buruj

The Constellations

Meccan 22 verses Juz 30

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾

By the sky containing great stars

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ﴿٢﴾

And [by] the promised Day

وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ ﴿٣﴾

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿٤﴾

Cursed were the companions of the trench

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ ﴿٦﴾

When they were sitting near it

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ ﴿٧﴾

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

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ ﴿٨﴾

And they resented them not except because they believed in Allah, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,

ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدٌ ﴿٩﴾

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

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ﴿١٠﴾

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 ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌۭ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ﴿١١﴾

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

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿١٢﴾

Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ﴿١٣﴾

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

وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ ﴿١٤﴾

And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ ﴿١٥﴾

Honorable Owner of the Throne,

فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿١٦﴾

Effecter of what He intends.

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ ﴿١٧﴾

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ ﴿١٨﴾

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍۢ ﴿١٩﴾

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ ﴿٢١﴾

But this is an honored Qur'an

فِى لَوْحٍۢ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ ﴿٢٢﴾

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Al-Buruj Verse 1 of 22

Arabic text: Uthmani script. English translation: Sahih International. Audio: everyayah.com.

About Surah Al-Buruj

Surah Al-Buruj (البروج) is the 85th surah of the Quran. It has 22 verses and is found in Juz 30. It is classified as a Meccan surah, meaning it was mainly revealed before the Prophet's migration (Hijra) to Medina.

Its name, البروج, is commonly translated as “The Constellations”.

Questions about Surah Al-Buruj

How many verses are in Surah Al-Buruj?

Surah Al-Buruj has 22 verses.

Is Surah Al-Buruj Meccan or Medinan?

It is classified as a Meccan surah.

Which Juz is Surah Al-Buruj in?

Surah Al-Buruj is in Juz 30.

Where can I listen to Surah Al-Buruj?

Press Play on this page to hear it verse by verse, recited by Mishary Alafasy, Mahmoud Khalil Al-Husary, Abdul Basit Abdus-Samad, Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais, Maher Al-Muaiqly, Saad Al-Ghamdi, Ahmad Al-Ajmi, Abu Bakr Ash-Shatri, Hani Ar-Rifai, Mohamed Siddiq Al-Minshawi, Ali Al-Hudhaify, Muhammad Ayyub, Abdullah Basfar, Yasser Ad-Dosari, Nasser Al-Qatami, Salah Al-Budair, Saud Ash-Shuraim, Abdullah Awad Al-Juhany, Muhammad Jibreel.