Plain Arabic & English text (Surat Al-Buruj)
Ayah 1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
By the sky containing the constellations
Ayah 2
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And the Day Promised
Ayah 3
وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ
And (the) witness and what is witnessed
Ayah 4
قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Destroyed were (the) companions (of) the pit
Ayah 5
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
(Of) the fire full (of) the fuel
Ayah 6
إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ
When they by it (were) sitting
Ayah 7
وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ
And they over what they were doing to the believers witnesses
Ayah 8
وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ
And not they resented [of] them except that they believed in Allah the All-Mighty the Praiseworthy
Ayah 9
ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ
The One Who for Him (is) the dominion (of) the heavens and the earth and Allah on every thing (is) a Witness
Ayah 10
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ
Indeed those who persecuted the believing men and the believing women then not they repented then for them (is the) punishment (of) Hell and for them (is the) punishment (of) the Burning Fire
Ayah 11
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ
Indeed those who believe and do the righteous deeds for them (will be) Gardens flow from underneath it the rivers That (is) the success the great
Ayah 12
إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ
Indeed (the) Grip (of) your Lord (is) surely strong
Ayah 13
إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ
Indeed He He originates and repeats
Ayah 14
وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ
And He (is) the Oft-Forgiving the Most Loving
Ayah 15
ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ
Owner (of) the Throne the Glorious
Ayah 16
فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Doer of what He intends
Ayah 17
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Has come to you (the) story (of) the hosts
Ayah 18
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Firaun and Thamud
Ayah 19
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ
Nay Those who disbelieve (are) in denial
Ayah 20
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
But Allah from behind them encompasses
Ayah 21
بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ
Nay It (is) a Quran Glorious
Ayah 22
فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ
In a Tablet Guarded
Frequently asked questions
How many verses are in Surat Al-Buruj?
Surat Al-Buruj (البروج) has 22 verses.
Was Surat Al-Buruj revealed in Makkah or Madinah?
Surat Al-Buruj was revealed in Makkah.
Which Quran pages is Surat Al-Buruj on?
In the standard mushaf, Surat Al-Buruj spans pages 590 to 590.
What is Surat Al-Buruj about?
The Surah is so designated after the word al buruj appearing in the first verse.
English translation: The Clear Quran by Dr. Mustafa Khattab (Quran.com). Quran.com.