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English - Chapter 85 - Al-Buruj

Translation by A. J. Arberry — Permalink

Verse 1 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:1

By heaven of the constellations

Verse 2 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:2

Verse 3 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:3

by the witness and the witnessed

Verse 4 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:4

slain were the Men of the Pit

Verse 5 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:5

the fire abounding in fuel

Verse 6 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:6

when they were seated over it

Verse 7 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:7

and were themselves witnesses of what they did with the believers

Verse 8 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:8

They took revenge on them only because they believed in the All-mighty, the Al-laudable

Verse 9 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:9

God to whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth, and God is Witness over everything

Verse 10 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:10

Those who persecute the believers, men and women, and then have not repented, there awaits them the chastisement of Gehenna, and there awaits them the chastisement of the burning

Verse 11 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:11

Those who believe, and do righteous deeds, for them await gardens underneath which rivers flow; that is the great triumph

Verse 12 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:12

Surely thy Lord's assault is terrible

Verse 13 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:13

Surely it is He who originates, and brings again

Verse 14 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:14

and He is the All-forgiving, the All-loving

Verse 15 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:15

Lord of the Throne, the All-glorious

Verse 16 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:16

Performer of what He desires

Verse 17 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:17

Hast thou received the story of the hosts

Verse 18 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:18

Verse 19 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:19

Nay, but the unbelievers still cry lies

Verse 20 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:20

and God is behind them, encompassing

Verse 21 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:21

Nay, but it is a glorious Koran

Verse 22 — Surah Al-Buruj 85:22