Skip to content
ParallelQuran
  • Quran
  • Hadith
  • Tafsir
  • Language Tools
    • Arabic Root Lexicon
    • Morphology Explorer
    • Concordance
    • Root Analysis
    • Concept Graph
    • Lane's Lexicon
    • Interlinear
  • Search
  • My Verses
★ My Verses 0
البُرُوج

Ali Ünal

Surah 85. The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations (al-Buruj)

22 verses Meccan
Home›Qur'an›al-Buruj›Ali Ünal
0:00
1 The Stars
85:1 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
Ali Ünal
By the heaven with its constellations
Waalssama-i thati alburooji
85:2 ›
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
Ali Ünal
And by the Promised Day
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
85:3 ›
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Ali Ünal
And by the one who witnesses and that which is witnessed
Washahidin wamashhoodin
85:4 ›
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Ali Ünal
Ruined were the people of the ditch
Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi
85:5 ›
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
Ali Ünal
Of the fire kept burning with fuel
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
85:6 ›
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
Ali Ünal
When they were seated over it
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
85:7 ›
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
Ali Ünal
And were themselves witnesses of what they did to the believers
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun
85:8 ›
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
Ali Ünal
They detested them for no other reason than that they believed in God, the All-Glorious with irresistible might, the All-Praiseworthy
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
85:9 ›
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
Ali Ünal
(They believed in) Him, to Whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. God is indeed a witness over everything
Allathee lahu mulku alssamawati waal-ardi waAllahu AAala kulli shay-in shaheedun
85:10 ›
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَرِيقِ
Ali Ünal
Those who persecute the believing men and the believing women and then do not repent, for them there surely is the punishment of Hell, for them there is the punishment of burning fire
Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineena waalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabu jahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeqi
85:11 ›
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْرِي مِن تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ ذَٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَبِيرُ
Ali Ünal
But those who believe and do good, righteous deeds, for them there are Gardens through which rivers flow. That is the great triumph
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
85:12 ›
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Ali Ünal
Surely the grip of your Lord is indeed severe
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
85:13 ›
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Ali Ünal
He it is Who originates and brings forth anew
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu
85:14 ›
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
Ali Ünal
And He is also the All-Forgiving, the All-Loving
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
85:15 ›
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
Ali Ünal
The Lord of the Throne, the All-Sublime
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
85:16 ›
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Ali Ünal
One Who freely does whatever He wills
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
85:17 ›
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Ali Ünal
Has there come to you the report of the hosts –
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
85:18 ›
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Ali Ünal
The Pharaoh and the (tribe of) Thamud (whom God seized and punished severely)
FirAAawna wathamooda
85:19 ›
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
Ali Ünal
Yet those who disbelieve (among your people) persist in denying (the Divine Message)
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
85:20 ›
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
Ali Ünal
But all the while God encompasses them from all sides
WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun
85:21 ›
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Ali Ünal
Indeed it is a glorious Qur’an (– a sublime Book revealed and recited)
Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun
85:22 ›
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
Ali Ünal
In a Preserved Tablet (guarded from every accursed devil, and secure from any falsehood)
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
Export 22 verses as:
CSV JSON PDF MD TXT XML BibTeX RIS RSS Excel
← The Sundering, Splitting Open The Morning Star, The Nightcomer →

View As

Quick Jump

By Juz

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

By Type

All | Meccan | Medinan

By First Letter

ا ب ت ث ج ح خ د ذ ر ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ع غ ف ق ك ل م ن ه و ي

99 Names of Allah Explore His beautiful names

Translator

Ali Ünal

Other Translators

  • Abdel Haleem
  • Abdul Hye
  • Abdul Majid Daryabadi
  • Ahmed Ali
  • Ahmed Hulusi
  • Aisha Bewley
  • Ali Quli Qara'i
  • Ali Ünal
  • Amatul Rahman Omar
  • Arthur John Arberry
  • Bakhtiari Nejad
  • Bijan Moeinian
  • Bilal Muhammad 2018
  • Bridges
  • Edward Henry Palmer
  • Faridul Haque
  • Fode Drame
  • George Sale
  • Hamid S. Aziz
  • Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
  • John Medows Rodwell
  • Dr. Kamal Omar
  • Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
  • Linda "iLham" Barto
  • M. Farook Malik
  • Maududi
  • Maulana Muhammad Ali
  • Mir Aneesuddin
  • Mohammad Shafi
  • Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
  • The Monotheist Group(2011 Edition)
  • The Monotheist Group(2013 Edition)
  • The Monotheist Group(2017 Edition)
  • Muhammad Ahmed - Samira
  • Muhammad Asad
  • Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
  • Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall
  • Muhammad Sarwar
  • Muhammad Taqi Usmani
  • Munir Mezyed
  • Dr. Munir Munshey
  • MunirMezyed2023
  • Al-Muntakhab
  • Musharraf Hussain
  • Mustafa Khattab 2018
  • Mustaqim
  • N J Dawood 2014
  • Rashad Khalifa
  • Safi Kaskas
  • Safi Kaskas 2024
  • Samy Mahdy
  • Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
  • Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
  • Shabbir Ahmed
  • Shakir
  • Sher Ali
  • The Study Quran
  • Syed Vickar Ahamed
  • Talal Itani & AI (2024)
  • Talal Itani (2012)
  • Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
  • Umm Muhammad (Sahih International)
  • The Wise Quran
  • Yusuf Ali (Orig. 1938)
  • Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)

Surah Info

Surah
The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations
Verses
22
Revelation
Meccan
Juz
30
Translations
65

Themes in This Surah

Persecution Faith Stars Patience

Reading Tracker

0%

Sections (Ruku)

  1. 1 The Stars Ayat 1 – 22

Places Mentioned in the Quran

Every identifiable location referenced in the Quran, mapped to its ayat. Click any marker to read the relevant verses with Arabic and English.

Open Map

Prophetic Journeys & Events

Trace the paths of Ibrahim, Musa, Muhammad (saw), and Yusuf across the ancient world. Animated routes anchored to Quranic verses.

Open Map

Quranic Concept Graph

Explore 300 Quranic concepts and their relationships in an interactive knowledge graph. Prophets, places, events, and more — all linked to the verses that discuss them.

Explore Concepts

ParallelQuran.com

A comprehensive Islamic scripture study platform. Explore the Quran word-by-word, compare translations side-by-side, study hadith collections, and read classical tafsir commentary.

Explore

  • Qur'an
  • Hadith Collections
  • Tafsir Commentary
  • Language Tools

Quick Links

  • Surah Al-Fatihah
  • Surah Ya Sin
  • Surah Ar-Rahman
  • Surah Al-Mulk

Resources

  • About
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
ParallelQuran.com — Parallel everything.
© 2026 ParallelQuran.com