Surah Buruj

Phrase by phrase

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

   Wa‑as‑sama'i dhati al‑buruj

   By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,

3. 2

   وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

   Wa‑al‑yawmi al‑maw'ud

   And by the Promised Day.

4. 3

   وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

   Wa‑shahidin wa‑mashhud

   And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,

5. 4

   قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

   Qutila ashabu al‑ukhdud

   (Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch

6. 5

   ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

   An‑nari dhati al‑waqud

   Of the fuel-fed fire,

7. 6

   إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

   Idh hum 'alayha qu'ud

   When they sat by it,

8. 7

   وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

   Wa‑hum 'ala ma yaf'aluna bi‑al‑mu'minina shuhud

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

9. 8

   وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

   Wa‑ma naqamu minhum illa an yu'minu bi‑Allahi al-'Azizi al‑Hamid

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

10. 9

    ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

    Alladhi lahu mulku as‑samawati wa‑al‑ardi wa‑Allahu 'ala kulli shay'in shahid

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

11. 10

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

    Inna alladhina fatanu al‑mu'minina wa‑al‑mu'minati thumma lam yatubu fa‑lahum 'adhabu jahannama wa‑lahum 'adhabu al‑hariq

    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.

12. 11

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

    Inna alladhina amanu wa-'amilu as‑salihati lahum jannatun tajri min tahtiha al‑anharu dhalika al‑fawzu al‑kabir

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

13. 12

    إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

    Inna batsha rabbika la‑shadid

    Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.

14. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

    Innahu huwa yubdi'u wa‑yu'id

    Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,

15. 14

    وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

    Wa‑huwa al‑Ghafuru al‑Wadud

    And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

16. 15

    ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

    Dhu al-'arshi al‑Majid

    Lord of the Throne of Glory,

17. 16

    فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

    Fa''alun llima yurid

    Doer of what He will.

18. 17

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

    Hal ataka hadithu al‑junud

    Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

19. 18

    فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

    Fir'awna wa‑thamud

    Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?

20. 19

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

    Bali alladhina kafaru fi takdhib

    Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

21. 20

    وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

    Wa‑Allahu min wara'ihim mmuhit

    And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

22. 21

    بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

    Bal huwa qur'anun mmajid

    Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.

23. 22

    فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

    Fi lawhin mmahfuz

    On a guarded tablet.

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