سُورَةُ البُرُوجِ
Surah Al-Buruj (The Constellations) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Buruj is the 85th surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Constellations”. It has 22 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 85 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | البروج |
| English meaning | The Constellations |
| Number of ayahs | 22 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 27 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 590 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
Read Surah Al-Buruj in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾
Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj
By the heaven, holding mansions of the stars,
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ ﴿٢﴾
Wal yawmil maw'ood
And by the Promised Day.
وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ ﴿٣﴾
Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood
And by the witness and that whereunto he beareth testimony,
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ ﴿٤﴾
Qutila as haabul ukhdood
(Self-)destroyed were the owners of the ditch
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾
Annaari zaatil waqood
Of the fuel-fed fire,
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۭ ﴿٦﴾
Iz hum 'alaihaa qu'ood
When they sat by it,
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌۭ ﴿٧﴾
Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood
And were themselves the witnesses of what they did to the believers.
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ ﴿٨﴾
Wa maa naqamoo minhum illaaa aiyu'minoo billaahil 'azeezil Hameed
They had naught against them save that they believed in Allah, the Mighty, the Owner of Praise,
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ شَهِيدٌ ﴿٩﴾
Allazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ard; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai '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 وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ ﴿١٠﴾
Innal lazeena fatanul mu'mineena wal mu'minaati summa lam yatooboo falahum 'azaabu Jahannama wa lahum 'azaabul hareeq
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 ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّٰتٌۭ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ ﴿١١﴾
Innal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum Jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaar; zaalikal fawzul kabeer
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 ﴿١٢﴾
Inna batsha Rabbika lashadeed
Lo! the punishment of thy Lord is stern.
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ ﴿١٣﴾
Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed
Lo! He it is Who produceth, then reproduceth,
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ ﴿١٤﴾
Wa Huwal Ghafoorul Wadood
And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ ﴿١٥﴾
Zul 'Arshil Majeed
Lord of the Throne of Glory,
فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ ﴿١٦﴾
Fa' 'aalul limaa yureed
Doer of what He will.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ ﴿١٧﴾
Hal ataaka hadeesul junood
Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ ﴿١٨﴾
Fir'awna wa Samood
Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍۢ ﴿١٩﴾
Balil lazeena kafaroo fee takzeeb
Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ ﴿٢٠﴾
Wallaahu minw waraaa'ihim muheet
And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌۭ مَّجِيدٌۭ ﴿٢١﴾
Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed
Nay, but it is a glorious Qur'an.
فِى لَوْحٍۢ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ ﴿٢٢﴾
Fee Lawhim Mahfooz
On a guarded tablet.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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