Surah Buruj — The Mansions of the Stars

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ 85:1

Wassama-i thatialburooj

By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ 85:2

Walyawmi almawAAood

And by the Promised Day.

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ 85:3

Washahidin wamashhood

And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ 85:4

Qutila as-habu alukhdood

(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ 85:5

Annari thati alwaqood

Of the fuel-fed fire,

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ 85:6

Ith hum AAalayha quAAood

When they sat by it,

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ 85:7

Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bilmu/mineenashuhood

And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ 85:8

Wama naqamoo minhum illa anyu/minoo billahi alAAazeezi alhameed

They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,

ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ 85:9

Allathee lahu mulku assamawatiwal-ardi wallahu AAala kullishay-in shaheed

Him unto Whom belongeth the Sovereignty of the heavens and the earth; and Allah is of all things the Witness.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ 85:10

Inna allatheena fatanoo almu/mineenawalmu/minati thumma lam yatooboo falahum AAathabujahannama walahum AAathabu alhareeq

Lo! they who persecute believing men and believing women and repent not, theirs verily will be the doom of hell, and theirs the doom of burning.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ 85:11

Inna allatheena amanoowaAAamiloo assalihati lahum jannatuntajree min tahtiha al-anharu thalikaalfawzu alkabeer

Lo! those who believe and do good works, theirs will be Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Success.

إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ 85:12

Inna batsha rabbika lashadeed

Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ 85:13

Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeed

Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ 85:14

Wahuwa alghafooru alwadood

And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ 85:15

Thoo alAAarshi almajeed

Lord of the Throne of Glory,

فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ 85:16

FaAAAAalun lima yureed

Doer of what He will.

هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ 85:17

Hal ataka hadeethu aljunood

Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ 85:18

FirAAawna wathamood

Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ 85:19

Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheeb

Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ 85:20

Wallahu min wara-ihimmuheet

And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ 85:21

Bal huwa qur-anun majeed

Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ 85:22

Fee lawhin mahfooth

On a guarded tablet.