Surah Al-Burooj: Arabic, Transliteration and Translation
Surah Al-Burooj is chapter 85 of the Holy Quran; it has 22 verses and is a Meccan surah. Below you can read the whole surah verse by verse with the Arabic text, Latin transliteration and English translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ﴿1﴾
Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj
1.By the sky containing great stars
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ﴿2﴾
Wal yawmil maw'ood
2.And [by] the promised Day
وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ﴿3﴾
Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood
3.And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ﴿4﴾
Qutila as haabul ukhdood
4.Cursed were the companions of the trench
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ﴿5﴾
Annaari zaatil waqood
5.[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ﴿6﴾
Iz hum 'alaihaa qu'ood
6.When they were sitting near it
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ﴿7﴾
Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood
7.And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses.
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ﴿8﴾
Wa maa naqamoo minhum illaaa aiyu'minoo billaahil 'azeezil Hameed
8.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﴿9﴾
Allazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ard; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai 'in Shaheed
9.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﴿10﴾
Innal lazeena fatanul mu'mineena wal mu'minaati summa lam yatooboo falahum 'azaabu Jahannama wa lahum 'azaabul hareeq
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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌۭ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ﴿11﴾
Innal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum Jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaar; zaalikal fawzul kabeer
11.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﴿12﴾
Inna batsha Rabbika lashadeed
12.Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ﴿13﴾
Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed
13.Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ﴿14﴾
Wa Huwal Ghafoorul Wadood
14.And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ﴿15﴾
Zul 'Arshil Majeed
15.Honorable Owner of the Throne,
فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ﴿16﴾
Fa' 'aalul limaa yureed
16.Effecter of what He intends.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ﴿17﴾
Hal ataaka hadeesul junood
17.Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ﴿18﴾
Fir'awna wa Samood
18.[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍۢ﴿19﴾
Balil lazeena kafaroo fee takzeeb
19.But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ﴿20﴾
Wallaahu minw waraaa'ihim muheet
20.While Allah encompasses them from behind.
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ﴿21﴾
Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed
21.But this is an honored Qur'an
فِى لَوْحٍۢ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ﴿22﴾
Fee Lawhim Mahfooz
22.[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many verses does Surah Al-Burooj have?
Surah Al-Burooj has 22 verses and is chapter 85 of the Holy Quran.
Is Surah Al-Burooj Meccan or Medinan?
Surah Al-Burooj is a Meccan surah; it was revealed during the Mecca period.