Al-Buruj

Basmala, before verse 1: بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. Verse 1:

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ1

   By the sky containing great stars

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2. Verse 2:

   وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ2

   And [by] the promised Day

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3. Verse 3:

   وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ3

   And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

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4. Verse 4:

   قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ4

   Destroyed [i.e., cursed] were the companions of the trench^{note 1895}

   Notes, Verse 4

   [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) .

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5. Verse 5:

   ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ5

   [Containing] the fire full of fuel,

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6. Verse 6:

   إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ6

   When they were sitting near it.

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7. Verse 7:

   وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ7

   And they, to what they were doing against the believers, were witnesses. ^{note 1896}

   Notes, Verse 7

   [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) .

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8. Verse 8:

   وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ8

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

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9. Verse 9:

   ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ9

   To whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, over all things, is Witness.^{note 1897}

   Notes, Verse 9

   [1897] See footnote to 4:79.

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10. Verse 10:

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ10

    Indeed, those who have tortured^{note 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.

    Notes, Verse 10

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

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11. Verse 11:

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ11

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

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12. Verse 12:

    إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ12

    Indeed, the assault [i.e., vengeance] of your Lord is severe.

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13. Verse 13:

    إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ13

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

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14. Verse 14:

    وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ14

    And He is the Forgiving, the Affectionate,

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15. Verse 15:

    ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ15

    Honorable Owner of the Throne,

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16. Verse 16:

    فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ16

    Effecter of what He intends.

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17. Verse 17:

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ17

    Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -

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18. Verse 18:

    فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ18

    [Those of] Pharaoh and Thamūd?

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19. Verse 19:

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ19

    But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,

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20. Verse 20:

    وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ20

    While Allāh encompasses them from behind.^{note 1899}

    Notes, Verse 20

    [1899] See footnote to 2:19

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21. Verse 21:

    بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ21

    But this is an honored Qur’ān

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22. Verse 22:

    فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ22

    [Inscribed] in a Preserved Slate.

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