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سُورَةُ الْبُرُوجِ مَكِّيَّةٌ آيَاتُهَا ٢٢

Surah Al-Buruj English Translation & Transliteration

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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Verses 1–9

9 verses

Al-Buruj 1

Al-Buruj 2

Al-Buruj 3

Al-Buruj 4

Al-Buruj 5

Al-Buruj 6

Al-Buruj 7

Al-Buruj 8

Al-Buruj 9

وَالسَّمَٓاءِ ذَاتِ الْبُرُوجِۙ ۝١ وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُودِۙ ۝٢ وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍۜ ۝٣ قُتِلَ اَصْحَابُ الْاُخْدُودِۙ ۝٤ اَلنَّارِ ذَاتِ الْوَقُودِۙ ۝٥ اِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌۙ ۝٦ وَهُمْ عَلٰى مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِالْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ شُهُودٌۜ ۝٧ وَمَا نَقَمُوا مِنْهُمْ اِلَّٓا اَنْ يُؤْمِنُوا بِاللّٰهِ الْعَز۪يزِ الْحَم۪يدِۙ ۝٨ اَلَّذ۪ي لَهُ مُلْكُ السَّمٰوَاتِ وَالْاَرْضِۜ وَاللّٰهُ عَلٰى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ شَه۪يدٌۜ ۝٩

Mushaf

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1Vessemâi ẕâti-lbürûc.

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2Velyevmi-lmevʿûd.

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3Veşâhidiv vemeşhûd.

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4Ḳutile aṣḥâbü-lʾuḫdûd.

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5Ennâri ẕâti-lveḳûd.

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6İẕ hüm ʿaleyhâ ḳuʿûd.

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7Vehüm ʿalâ mâ yefʿalûne bilmüʾminîne şühûd.

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8Vemâ neḳamû minhüm illâ ey yüʾminû billâhi-lʿazîzi-lḥamîd.

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9Elleẕî lehû mülkü-ssemâvâti velʾarḍ. vellâhü ʿalâ külli şeyʾin şehîd.

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1By the sky adorned with constellations,

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2by the promised day,

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3and let the communities that witness and are witnessed bear witness:

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4May the people of the pits perish!

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5The pits filled with kindled fire.

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6They are sitting at the edge of the pits,

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7watching the oppression they are inflicting on the believers.

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8They see fit to inflict this oppression on the believers merely because they believed in Allah, who is exalted and worthy of praise.

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9Allah, to whom belongs the sovereignty of the heavens and the earth. Moreover, He is witness over all things.

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1Al-Hijr 16Al-Furqan 61

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3An-Nahl 89Az-Zumar 69

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9Ibrahim 2Al-Hadid 14

Verses 10–11

2 verses

Al-Buruj 10

Al-Buruj 11

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ فَتَنُوا الْمُؤْمِن۪ينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ الْحَر۪يقِۜ ۝١٠ اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ اٰمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّاتٌ تَجْر۪ي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْاَنْهَارُۜ ذٰلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْكَب۪يرُۜ ۝١١

Mushaf

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10İnne-lleẕîne fetenü-lmüʾminîne velmüʾminâti ŝümme lem yetûbû felehüm ʿaẕâbü cehenneme velehüm ʿaẕâbü-lḥarîḳ.

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11İnne-lleẕîne âmenû veʿamilu-ṣṣâliḥâti lehüm cennâtün tecrî min taḥtihe-lʾenhâr. ẕâlike-lfevzü-lkebîr.

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10As for those who torture believing men and believing women and then do not repent and believe, the punishment of Hell awaits them.

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11But for those who believe and do good and righteous deeds, there await gardens beneath which rivers flow, in which they will abide. That is the great felicity.

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Verses 12–13

2 verses

Al-Buruj 12

Al-Buruj 13

اِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَد۪يدٌۜ ۝١٢ اِنَّهُ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُع۪يدُۚ ۝١٣

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12İnne baṭşe rabbike leşedîd.

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13İnnehû hüve yübdiü veyüʿîd.

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12Surely your Lord's punishment is very severe.

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13For it is He who created in the first place, and it is He who will bring to life again.

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13Yunus 4Al-'Ankabut 20

Verses 14–16

3 verses

Al-Buruj 14

Al-Buruj 15

Al-Buruj 16

وَهُوَ الْغَفُورُ الْوَدُودُۙ ۝١٤ ذُو الْعَرْشِ الْمَج۪يدُۙ ۝١٥ فَعَّالٌ لِمَا يُر۪يدُۜ ۝١٦

Mushaf

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14Vehüve-lgafûru-lvedûd.

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15Ẕü-lʿarşi-lmecîd.

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16Faʿʿâlül limâ yürîd.

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14He is also matchless in forgiveness, the One who loves greatly and is worthy of being loved.

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15He is the Owner of the exalted seat of sovereignty.

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16That is why He is able to do whatever He wills.

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16An-Nahl 40Al-Anbiya 23

Verses 17–22

6 verses

Al-Buruj 17

Al-Buruj 18

Al-Buruj 19

Al-Buruj 20

Al-Buruj 21

Al-Buruj 22

هَلْ اَتٰيكَ حَد۪يثُ الْجُنُودِۙ ۝١٧ فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَۜ ۝١٨ بَلِ الَّذ۪ينَ كَفَرُوا ف۪ي تَكْذ۪يبٍۙ ۝١٩ وَاللّٰهُ مِنْ وَرَٓائِهِمْ مُح۪يطٌۚ ۝٢٠ بَلْ هُوَ قُرْاٰنٌ مَج۪يدٌۙ ۝٢١ ف۪ي لَوْحٍ مَحْفُوظٍ ۝٢٢

Mushaf

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17Hel etâke ḥadîŝü-lcünûd.

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18Firʿavne veŝemûd.

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19Beli-lleẕîne keferû fî tekẕîb.

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20Vellâhü miv verâihim müḥîṭ.

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21Bel hüve ḳurʾânüm mecîd.

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22Fî levḥim maḥfûż.

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17Has the news of those well-known armies not reached you,

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18the news of the armies of Pharaoh and Thamud?

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19Indeed, these disbelievers keep on denying, even though they know about them.

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20But Allah has encompassed them from behind, on every side.

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21Have no doubt that this Book is a glorious and honored Quran.

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22It is on preserved/inviolable tablets.

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The translation is the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çavdar, in English where it has been translated. Verse groups and the group translation are from the Turkish translation by Mustafa Çevik. The explanatory translation was compiled by combining various translations.

The Arabic text follows the orthography of the mushafs printed in Turkey. Transliteration: Muhammet Abay, “Çeviriyazı”.

In the order of revelation, before this surah came Ash-Shams, and after it At-Tin . All surahs in order of revelation