Surah Al-Burooj - English Translation by Muhammad Taqi Ud Din Al Hilali And Muhammad Muhsin Khan

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ

By the heaven, holding the big stars
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 1

وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡمَوۡعُودِ

And by the Promised Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 2

وَشَاهِدٖ وَمَشۡهُودٖ

And by the witnessing day (i.e. Friday), and by the witnessed day [i.e. the day of 'Arafat (Hajj) the ninth of Dhul-Hijjah
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 3

قُتِلَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ

Cursed were the people of the ditch (the story of the Boy and the King)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 4

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ

Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 5

إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا قُعُودٞ

When they sat by it (fire)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 6

وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُهُودٞ

And they witnessed what they were doing against the believers (i.e. burning them)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 7

وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ

They had nothing against them, except that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 8

ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٌ

Who, to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness over everything
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 9

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُواْ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ يَتُوبُواْ فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ ٱلۡحَرِيقِ

Verily, those who put into trial the believing men and believing women (by torturing them and burning them), and then do not turn in repentance, (to Allah), will have the torment of Hell, and they will have the punishment of the burning Fire
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 10

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتٞ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡكَبِيرُ

Verily, those who believe and do righteous good deeds, for them will be Gardens under which rivers flow (Paradise). That is the great success
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 11

إِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

Verily, (O Muhammad (Peace be upon him)) the Grip (Punishment) of your Lord is severe
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 12

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبۡدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

Verily, He it is Who begins (punishment) and repeats (punishment in the Hereafter) (or originates the creation of everything, and then repeats it on the Day of Resurrection)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 13

وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلۡوَدُودُ

And He is Oft-Forgiving, full of love (towards the pious who are real true believers of Islamic Monotheism)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 14

ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِيدُ

Owner of the throne, the Glorious
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 15

فَعَّالٞ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

He does what He intends (or wills)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 16

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ

Has the story reached you of the hosts
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 17

فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ

Of Fir'aun (Pharaoh) and Thamud
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 18

بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ فِي تَكۡذِيبٖ

Nay! The disbelievers (persisted) in denying (Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his Message of Islamic Monotheism
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 19

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطُۢ

And Allah encompasses them from behind! (i.e. all their deeds are within His Knowledge, and He will requite them for their deeds)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 20