سُورَةُ البُرُوجِ

Al-BuroojThe Constellations

Meccan
22 verses~4 min

Honors the “People of the Ditch” — believers thrown into a blazing trench for refusing to renounce their faith.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

85:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

By the sky containing great stars

85:2

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

And [by] the promised Day

85:3

وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

85:4

قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

Cursed were the companions of the trench

85:5

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,

85:6

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ

When they were sitting near it

85:7

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ

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

85:8

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

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

85:9

ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدٌ

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

85:10

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

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.

85:11

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌۭ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

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

85:12

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

85:13

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

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

85:14

وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

85:15

ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

Honorable Owner of the Throne,

85:16

فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Effecter of what He intends.

85:17

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

85:18

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

85:19

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍۢ

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

85:20

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

85:21

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ

But this is an honored Qur'an

85:22

فِى لَوْحٍۢ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

About Surah Al-Burooj

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Burooj?
Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations) is chapter 85 of the Quran and contains 22 verses.
Was Surah Al-Burooj revealed in Mecca or Medina?
Surah Al-Burooj is a Meccan surah — the 85th chapter of the Quran.
What is Surah Al-Burooj about?
Honors the “People of the Ditch” — believers thrown into a blazing trench for refusing to renounce their faith.