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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
Sahih International
By the sky containing great stars
The Clear Quran
By the sky full of constellations,
Surah 85
Layered Translations
البروج
Al-Buruj | The Mansions of the Stars | 22 আয়াত
Sahih International The Clear Quran
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وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
Sahih International
And [by] the promised Day
The Clear Quran
and the promised Day ˹of Judgment˺,
3
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
Sahih International
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
The Clear Quran
and the witness and what is witnessed!1
4
قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Sahih International
Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench1
The Clear Quran
Condemned are the makers of the ditch—
5
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
Sahih International
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,
The Clear Quran
the fire ˹pit˺, filled with fuel—
6
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
Sahih International
When they were sitting near it.
The Clear Quran
when they sat around it,
7
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
Sahih International
And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. 1
The Clear Quran
watching what they had ˹ordered to be˺ done to the believers,
8
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
Sahih International
And they resented them not except because they believed in Allāh, the Exalted in Might, the Praiseworthy,
The Clear Quran
who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah—the Almighty, the Praiseworthy—
9
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
Sahih International
To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.1
The Clear Quran
˹the One˺ to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness over all things.
10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Sahih International
Indeed, those who have tortured1 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.
The Clear Quran
Those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not repent will certainly suffer the punishment of Hell and the torment of burning.
11
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Sahih International
Indeed, those who have believed and done righteous deeds will have gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great attainment.
The Clear Quran
Surely those who believe and do good will have Gardens under which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.
12
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Sahih International
Indeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.
The Clear Quran
Indeed, the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord is severe.
13
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Sahih International
Indeed, it is He who originates [creation] and repeats.
The Clear Quran
˹For˺ He is certainly the One Who originates and resurrects ˹all˺.
14
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
Sahih International
And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,
The Clear Quran
And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving—
15
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Sahih International
Honorable Owner of the Throne,
The Clear Quran
Lord of the Throne, the All-Glorious,
16
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Sahih International
Effecter of what He intends.
The Clear Quran
Doer of whatever He wills.
17
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Sahih International
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
The Clear Quran
Has the story of the ˹destroyed˺ forces reached you ˹O Prophet˺—
18
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Sahih International
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?
The Clear Quran
˹the forces of˺ Pharaoh and Thamûd?
19
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
Sahih International
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
The Clear Quran
Yet the disbelievers ˹still˺ persist in denial.
20
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
Sahih International
While Allāh encompasses them from behind.1
The Clear Quran
But Allah encompasses them from all sides.
21
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Sahih International
But this is an honored Qur’ān
The Clear Quran
In fact, this is a glorious Quran,
22
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ
Sahih International
[Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.
The Clear Quran
˹recorded˺ in a Preserved Tablet.