Surah Al-Burooj - English Translation by Shabbir Ahmed

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ

The sky full of constellations stands witness
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 1

وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡمَوۡعُودِ

And the Promised Day (when you see the Truth triumph over Falsehood)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 2

وَشَاهِدٖ وَمَشۡهُودٖ

And He Who watches, and that which is being watched (will see that)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 3

قُتِلَ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ

Destroy themselves all those who dig ditches for others
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 4

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ

Igniting the fire of rage
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 5

إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَيۡهَا قُعُودٞ

Behold, they contemplate and wait in anticipation
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 6

وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ شُهُودٞ

And they are well aware of what they are doing to the believers
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 7

وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِيزِ ٱلۡحَمِيدِ

Whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in Allah, the Almighty, the Owner of Praise.(
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 8

ٱلَّذِي لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ شَهِيدٌ

And to Whom belongs the Kingdom of the heavens and the earth. But Allah is Watcher over all things
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 9

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

Behold, those who persecute the believing men and the believing women, and then repent not, theirs, verily, is the doom of Hell - yes, theirs is the doom of burning
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 10

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

Verily, those who choose to be graced with belief and do actions that help people, theirs are the Gardens underneath which rivers flow. That is the Great Eminence
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 11

إِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

(Yet) Verily, strong is the Grip of your Lord
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 12

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبۡدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

Behold, He it is Who originates (life) and then makes again and again
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 13

وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلۡوَدُودُ

And He is the Forgiving, the Loving
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 14

ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِيدُ

Lord of the Supreme Throne
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 15

فَعَّالٞ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

Carrying out His Plan according to His Laws. ('Fe'l' = Doing = Carrying out. 'Ma Yurid' = As He plans = As He wills = In accordance with His Laws)
Surah Al-Burooj, Verse 16