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

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

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

22 verses Meccan
Home›Qur'an›al-Buruj›Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
0:00
1 The Stars
85:1 ›
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
By the heaven with its constellations,
Waalssama-i thati alburooji
85:2 ›
وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
by the promised day,
Waalyawmi almawAAoodi
85:3 ›
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
by the witness and that which is witnessed,
Washahidin wamashhoodin
85:4 ›
قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الْأُخْدُودِ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
slain be the people of the pit
Qutila as-habu alukhdoodi
85:5 ›
النَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
of the fire abounding in fuel,
Alnnari thati alwaqoodi
85:6 ›
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
when they sat around it,
Ith hum AAalayha quAAoodun
85:7 ›
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
watching what they did to the believers.
Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bialmu/mineena shuhoodun
85:8 ›
وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ إِلَّا أَن يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللَّهِ الْعَزِيزِ الْحَمِيدِ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
They took vengeance on them for no reason other than that they believed in God, the Almighty, to whom all praise is due,
Wama naqamoo minhum illa an yu/minoo biAllahi alAAazeezi alhameedi
85:9 ›
الَّذِي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمَاوَاتِ وَالْأَرْضِ وَاللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
to whom the dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs. But God 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
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Those who persecute the believers, men and women, and do not repent shall suffer the punishment of hell, and suffer the punishment 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
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
But those who believe and do righteous deeds shall have gardens through which running waters flow; that is the supreme triumph.
Inna allatheena amanoo waAAamiloo alssalihati lahum jannatun tajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalika alfawzu alkabeeru
85:12 ›
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Stern indeed is your Lord's vengeance.
Inna batsha rabbika lashadeedun
85:13 ›
إِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
It is He who brings into being, and then restores to life.
Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeedu
85:14 ›
وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
He is All-Forgiving, Compassionate,
Wahuwa alghafooru alwadoodu
85:15 ›
ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَجِيدُ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Lord of the Throne, Glorious,
Thoo alAAarshi almajeedi
85:16 ›
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
He does whatever He wills.
FaAAAAalun lima yureedu
85:17 ›
هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْجُنُودِ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Have you heard the story of the hosts,
Hal ataka hadeethu aljunoodi
85:18 ›
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
of Pharaoh and Thamūd?
FirAAawna wathamooda
85:19 ›
بَلِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا فِي تَكْذِيبٍ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
Yet the unbelievers persist in their denial [of the truth].
Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheebin
85:20 ›
وَاللَّهُ مِن وَرَائِهِم مُّحِيطٌ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
But God surrounds them all.
WaAllahu min wara-ihim muheetun
85:21 ›
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْآنٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
This is indeed a glorious Qur'ān,
Bal huwa qur-anun majeedun
85:22 ›
فِي لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍ
Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)
inscribed on an imperishable tablet.
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

Sayyid Qutb (transcription in progress)

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