Chapter 85
Surah Al-Burūj - سورة البروج
(The Big Stars)

Noble Qur'an Table of Content

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

85:1

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Transliteration

Wassama-i thatialburooj

Sahih International

By the sky containing great stars

Pickthall

By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

Yusuf Ali

By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

85:2

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Transliteration

Walyawmi almawAAood

Sahih International

And [by] the promised Day

Pickthall

And by the Promised Day.

Yusuf Ali

By the promised Day (of Judgment);

85:3

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Transliteration

Washahidin wamashhood

Sahih International

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

Pickthall

And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

Yusuf Ali

By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-

85:4

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Transliteration

Qutila as-habu alukhdood

Sahih International

Cursed were the companions of the trench

Pickthall

(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch

Yusuf Ali

Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

85:5

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Transliteration

Annari thati alwaqood

Sahih International

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Pickthall

Of the fuel-fed fire,

Yusuf Ali

Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

85:6

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Transliteration

Ith hum AAalayha quAAood

Sahih International

When they were sitting near it

Pickthall

When they sat by it,

Yusuf Ali

Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

85:7

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Transliteration

Wahum AAala ma yafAAaloona bilmu/mineenashuhood

Sahih International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

85:8

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Transliteration

Wama naqamoo minhum illa anyu/minoo billahi alAAazeezi alhameed

Sahih International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-

85:9

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Transliteration

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

Sahih International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

85:10

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Transliteration

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

Sahih International

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.

Pickthall

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.

Yusuf Ali

Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.

85:11

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Transliteration

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

Sahih International

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),

85:12

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Transliteration

Inna batsha rabbika lashadeed

Sahih International

Indeed, the vengeance of your Lord is severe.

Pickthall

Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

Yusuf Ali

Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

85:13

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Transliteration

Innahu huwa yubdi-o wayuAAeed

Sahih International

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

Pickthall

Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

Yusuf Ali

It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

85:14

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Transliteration

Wahuwa alghafooru alwadood

Sahih International

And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

Pickthall

And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

Yusuf Ali

And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,

85:15

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Transliteration

Thoo alAAarshi almajeed

Sahih International

Honorable Owner of the Throne,

Pickthall

Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Yusuf Ali

Lord of the Throne of Glory,

85:16

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Transliteration

FaAAAAalun lima yureed

Sahih International

Effecter of what He intends.

Pickthall

Doer of what He will.

Yusuf Ali

Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

85:17

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Transliteration

Hal ataka hadeethu aljunood

Sahih International

Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

Pickthall

Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

Yusuf Ali

Has the story reached thee, of the forces-

85:18

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Transliteration

FirAAawna wathamood

Sahih International

[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?

Pickthall

Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?

Yusuf Ali

Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

85:19

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Transliteration

Bali allatheena kafaroo fee taktheeb

Sahih International

But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

Pickthall

Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

Yusuf Ali

And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

85:20

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Transliteration

Wallahu min wara-ihimmuheet

Sahih International

While Allah encompasses them from behind.

Pickthall

And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

Yusuf Ali

But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

85:21

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Transliteration

Bal huwa qur-anun majeed

Sahih International

But this is an honored Qur'an

Pickthall

Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

Yusuf Ali

Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

85:22

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Transliteration

Fee lawhin mahfooth

Sahih International

[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

Pickthall

On a guarded tablet.

Yusuf Ali

(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

Al-Qur'an 2:28

"How can you disbelieve in Allah when you were lifeless and He brought you to life; then He will cause you to die, then He will bring you [back] to life, and then to Him you will be returned."

Al-Qur'an 3:102

"O ye who believe! Heed Allah as He deserves to be heeded, and die not except in a state of Islam [in submission to Him]."

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record. And it is He who takes your souls by night and knows what you have committed by day. Then He revives you therein that a specified term may be fulfilled. Then to Him will be your return; then He will inform you about what you used to do."

Al-Qur'an 7:172

"And [mention] when your Lord took from the children of Adam - from their loins - their descendants and made them testify of themselves, [saying to them], "Am I not your Lord?" They said, "Yes, we have testified." [This] - lest you should say on the day of Resurrection, "Indeed, we were of this unaware.""

Al-Qur'an 10:31

"Say, "Who provides for you from the heaven and the earth? Or who controls hearing and sight and who brings the living out of the dead and brings the dead out of the living and who arranges [every] matter?" They will say, " Allah ," so say, "Then will you not fear Him?" "

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

"Say, "Are there of your 'partners' any who begins creation and then repeats it?" Say, " Allah begins creation and then repeats it, so how are you deluded?" Say: "Of your 'partners' is there any that can give any guidance towards truth?" Say: "It is Allah Who gives guidance towards truth, is then He Who gives guidance to truth more worthy to be followed, or he who finds not guidance (himself) unless he is guided? Then what is [wrong] with you - how do you judge?" And most of them follow not except assumption. Indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of what they do."

Al-Qur'an 10:45

"And on the Day when He will gather them, [it will be] as if they had not remained [in the world] but an hour of the day, [and] they will know each other. Those will have lost who denied the meeting with Allah and were not guided"

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

"And there is not a thing but that with Us are its depositories, and We do not send it down except according to a known measure. And We have sent the fertilizing winds and sent down water from the sky and given you drink from it. And you are not its retainers. And indeed, it is We who give life and cause death, and We are the Inheritor. And We have already known the preceding [generations] among you, and We have already known the later [ones to come]. And indeed, your Lord will gather them; indeed, He is Wise and Knowing."

Al-Qur'an 16:61

"And if Allah were to impose blame on the people for their wrongdoing, He would not have left upon the earth any creature, but He defers them for a specified term. And when their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour, nor will they precede [it]."

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

“And man says, ‘When I have died, am I going to be brought forth alive?’ Does man not remember that We created him before, while he was nothing?”

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

"And certainly did We create man from an extract of clay. Then We placed him as a sperm-drop in a firm lodging. Then We made the sperm-drop into a clinging clot, and We made the clot into a lump [of flesh], and We made [from] the lump, bones, and We covered the bones with flesh; then We developed him into another creation. So blessed is Allah , the best of creators. Then indeed, after that you are to die. Then indeed you, on the Day of Resurrection, will be resurrected.”

Al-Qur'an 23:32

"And We sent among them a messenger from themselves, [saying], "Worship Allah ; you have no deity other than Him; then will you not fear Him?""

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

"And indeed, you invite them to a straight path. But indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter are deviating from the path. And even if We gave them mercy and removed what was upon them of affliction, they would persist in their transgression, wandering blindly. And We had gripped them with suffering [as a warning], but they did not yield to their Lord, nor did they humbly supplicate, [and will continue thus]. Until when We have opened before them a door of severe punishment, immediately they will be therein in despair."

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

"And it is He who produced for you hearing and vision and hearts; little are you grateful. And it is He who has multiplied you throughout the earth, and to Him you will be gathered. And it is He who gives life and causes death, and His is the alternation of the night and the day. Then will you not reason? Rather, they say like what the former peoples said. They said, "When we have died and become dust and bones, are we indeed to be resurrected? We have been promised this, we and our forefathers, before; this is not but legends of the former peoples." Say, [O Muhammad], "To whom belongs the earth and whoever is in it, if you should know?" They will say, "To Allah ." Say, "Then will you not remember?"

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

"Say, "Who is Lord of the seven heavens and Lord of the Great Throne?" They will say, "[They belong] to Allah ." Say, "Then will you not fear Him?" Say, "In whose hand is the realm of all things - and He protects while none can protect against Him - if you should know?" They will say, "[All belongs] to Allah ." Say, "Then how are you deluded?" Rather, We have brought them the truth, and indeed they are liars. Allah has not taken any son, nor has there ever been with Him any deity. [If there had been], then each deity would have taken what it created, and some of them would have sought to overcome others. Exalted is Allah above what they describe [concerning Him]. [He is] Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, so high is He above what they associate [with Him]."

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

"[For such is the state of the disbelievers], until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord, send me back. That I might do righteousness in that which I left behind." No! It is only a word he is saying; and behind them is a barrier until the Day they are resurrected. So when the Horn is blown, no relationship will there be among them that Day, nor will they ask about one another. And those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds] - it is they who are the successful.But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally."

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

"[ Allah ] will say, "How long did you remain on earth in number of years?" They will say, "We remained a day or part of a day; ask those who enumerate." He will say, "You stayed not but a little - if only you had known. Then did you think that We created you uselessly and that to Us you would not be returned?" So exalted is Allah , the Sovereign, the Truth; there is no deity except Him, Lord of the Noble Throne."

Al-Qur'an 40:57

“The creation of the heavens and earth is greater than the creation of mankind, but most of the people do not know.”

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

"It is He who created you from dust, then from a sperm-drop, then from a clinging clot; then He brings you out as a child; then [He develops you] that you reach your [time of] maturity, then [further] that you become elders. And among you is he who is taken in death before [that], so that you reach a specified term; and perhaps you will use reason. He it is who gives life and causes death; and when He decrees a matter, He but says to it, "Be," and it is."

Al-Qur'an 41:39

“And among His Signs, that you see the earth barren, but when We send down water (rain) to it, it is stirred to life and growth (of vegetations). Verily, He Who gives it life, surely is Able to give life to the dead (on the Day of Resurrection). Indeed He is Able to do all things.”

Al-Qur'an 44:38

“And We did not create the heavens and earth and that between them in play."

Al-Qur'an 51:56

"And I did not create the jinn and mankind except to worship Me."

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

"Or were they created by nothing, or were they the creators [of themselves]? Or did they create the heavens and the earth? Rather, they are not certain. Or have they the depositories [containing the provision] of your Lord? Or are they the controllers [of them]?"

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

"O mankind, what has deceived you concerning your Lord, the Generous, Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?"

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

"Then do they not look at the camels - how they are created? And at the sky - how it is raised? And at the mountains - how they are erected? And at the earth - how it is spread out? So remind, [O Muhammad]; you are only a reminder. You are not over them a controller."

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

"Say: He is Allah, the One and Only; Allah, the Eternal, Absolute; He begetteth not, nor is He begotten; And there is none like unto Him."

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

(Al-Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 93, Number 479)

Chapter 85 Surah Al-Burūj - سورة البروج (The Big Stars)

Al-Qur'an 2:28

Al-Qur'an 3:102

Al-Qur'an 6:59-60

Al-Qur'an 7:172

Al-Qur'an 10:31

Al-Qur'an 10:34-36

Al-Qur'an 10:45

Al-Qur'an 15:21-25

Al-Qur'an 16:61

Al-Qur'an 19:66-67

Al-Qur'an 23:12-16

Al-Qur'an 23:32

Al-Qur'an 23:73-77

Al-Qur'an 23:78-85

Al-Qur'an 23:86-92

Al-Qur'an 23:99-103

Al-Qur'an 23:112-116

Al-Qur'an 40:57

Al-Qur'an 40:67-68

Al-Qur'an 41:39

Al-Qur'an 44:38

Al-Qur'an 51:56

Al-Qur'an 52:35-37

Al-Qur'an 82:6-7

Al-Qur'an 88:17-22

Al-Qur'an 112:1–4

Narrated Abu Huraira: Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him) said,

Chapter 85
Surah Al-Burūj - سورة البروج
(The Big Stars)