Surah Al-Buruj

The Mansions of the Stars · 22 ayahs · Makkah · Juz 30 · Page 590

سورة البروج

Surah Al-Buruj is chapter 85 of the Quran, with 22 ayahs, revealed in Makkah. The surah begins in juz 30, on page 590 of the Madinah mushaf. Its name means “The Mansions of the Stars”, and it was the 27th surah to be revealed. The Arabic follows the Uthmani text from Tanzil and the translation is Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2).

Updated: 10 Nov 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

85:1

Al-Buruj · Ayah 1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

By the sky containing great stars

Quran 85:1 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:2

Al-Buruj · Ayah 2

وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

And [by] the promised Day

Quran 85:2 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:3

Al-Buruj · Ayah 3

وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

Quran 85:3 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:4

Al-Buruj · Ayah 4

قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench[1895]

Translator's notes

[1895] Or "May they be destroyed" or "cursed." The "companions of the trench" (or ditch) were agents of a tyrannical king who refused to allow his people to believe in Allāh. Their evil deed in obedience to their ruler earned for them the curse of Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) .

Quran 85:4 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:5

Al-Buruj · Ayah 5

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

[Containing] the fire full of fuel,

Quran 85:5 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:6

Al-Buruj · Ayah 6

إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

When they were sitting near it.

Quran 85:6 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:7

Al-Buruj · Ayah 7

وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. [1896]

Translator's notes

[1896] After casting the believers into a trench filled with fire, they sat at its edge, watching them burn to death. This event occurred before the time of Prophet Muḥammad (ﷺ) .

Quran 85:7 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:8

Al-Buruj · Ayah 8

وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

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

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85:9

Al-Buruj · Ayah 9

ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.[1897]

Translator's notes

[1897] See footnote to 4:79.

Quran 85:9 (Al-Buruj) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

85:10

Al-Buruj · Ayah 10

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

Indeed, those who have tortured[1898] 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.

Translator's notes

[1898] Or, in this instance, the literal meaning of "burned" is also appropriate.

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