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البُرُوج

Maulana Muhammad Ali

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

22 verses Meccan
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1 The Stars
85:1 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
By the heaven full of stars
Waalssama-i thati alburooji
85:2 ›
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the promised day
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
85:3 ›
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the bearer of witness and that to which witness is borne
Washahidin wamashhoodin
85:4 ›
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Destruction overtake the companions of the trench! -
Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi
85:5 ›
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
The fire fed with fuel -
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
85:6 ›
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
When they sit by it
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
85:7 ›
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they are witnesses of what they do with the believers
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun
85:8 ›
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And they punished them for naught but that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Praised
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
85:9 ›
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Whose is the kingdom of the heavens and the earth. And Allah is Witness of all things
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
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Those who persecute believing men and believing women, then repent not, theirs is the chastisement of hell, and theirs the chastisement of burning
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
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Those who believe and do good, theirs are Gardens wherein flow rivers. That is the great achievement
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
85:12 ›
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely the grip of thy Lord is severe
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
85:13 ›
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely He it is Who creates first and reproduces
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu
85:14 ›
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
85:15 ›
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Lord of the Throne of Power, the Glorious
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
85:16 ›
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Doer of what He intends
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
85:17 ›
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Has not there come to thee the story of the hosts
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
85:18 ›
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Of Pharaoh and Thamud
FirAAawna wathamooda
85:19 ›
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nay, those who disbelieve give the lie -
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
85:20 ›
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And Allah encompasses them on all sides
WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun
85:21 ›
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
Nay, it is a glorious Qur’an
Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun
85:22 ›
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
Maulana Muhammad Ali
In a guarded tablet
Fee lawhin mahfoothin
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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

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