How to memorize Surah Al-Buruj

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Surah Al-Buruj: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 85:1

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

   Wassamaaa'i zaatil burooj

   By the sky full of constellations

2. 85:2

   وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ

   Wal yawmil maw'ood

   and the promised Day ˹of Judgment˺

3. 85:3

   وَشَاهِدٍ وَمَشْهُودٍ

   Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood

   and the witness and what is witnessed!

4. 85:4

   قُتِلَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ

   Qutila as haabul ukhdood

   Condemned are the makers of the ditch—

5. 85:5

   ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ

   Annaari zaatil waqood

   the fire ˹pit˺, filled with fuel—

6. 85:6

   إِذْ هُمْ عَلَيْهَا قُعُودٌ

   Iz hum 'alaihaa qu'ood

   when they sat around it

7. 85:7

   وَهُمْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَفْعَلُونَ بِٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ شُهُودٌ

   Wa hum 'alaa maa yaf'aloona bilmu 'mineena shuhood

   watching what they had ˹ordered to be˺ done to the believers

8. 85:8

   وَمَا نَقَمُوا۟ مِنْهُمْ إِلَّآ أَن يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلْعَزِيزِ ٱلْحَمِيدِ

   Wa maa naqamoo minhum illaaa aiyu'minoo billaahil 'azeezil Hameed

   who they resented for no reason other than belief in Allah—the Almighty, the Praiseworthy—

9. 85:9

   ٱلَّذِى لَهُۥ مُلْكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ

   Allazee lahoo mulkus samaawaati wal ard; wallaahu 'alaa kulli shai 'in Shaheed

   ˹the One˺ to Whom belongs the kingdom of the heavens and earth. And Allah is a Witness over all things.

10. 85:10

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ فَتَنُوا۟ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَتُوبُوا۟ فَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابُ ٱلْحَرِيقِ

    Innal lazeena fatanul mu'mineena wal mu'minaati summa lam yatooboo falahum 'azaabu Jahannama wa lahum 'azaabul hareeq

    Those who persecute the believing men and women and then do not repent will certainly suffer the punishment of Hell and the torment of burning.

11. 85:11

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمْ جَنَّـٰتٌ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَـٰرُ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْفَوْزُ ٱلْكَبِيرُ

    Innal lazeena aamanoo wa 'amilus saalihaati lahum Jannaatun tajree min tahtihal anhaar; zaalikal fawzul kabeer

    Surely those who believe and do good will have Gardens under which rivers flow. That is the greatest triumph.

12. 85:12

    إِنَّ بَطْشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِيدٌ

    Inna batsha Rabbika lashadeed

    Indeed, the ˹crushing˺ grip of your Lord is severe.

13. 85:13

    إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ يُبْدِئُ وَيُعِيدُ

    Innahoo Huwa yubdi'u wa yu'eed

    ˹For˺ He is certainly the One Who originates and resurrects ˹all˺.

14. 85:14

    وَهُوَ ٱلْغَفُورُ ٱلْوَدُودُ

    Wa Huwal Ghafoorul Wadood

    And He is the All-Forgiving, All-Loving—

15. 85:15

    ذُو ٱلْعَرْشِ ٱلْمَجِيدُ

    Zul 'Arshil Majeed

    Lord of the Throne, the All-Glorious

16. 85:16

    فَعَّالٌ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ

    Fa' 'aalul limaa yureed

    Doer of whatever He wills.

17. 85:17

    هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ

    Hal ataaka hadeesul junood

    Has the story of the ˹destroyed˺ forces reached you ˹O Prophet˺—

18. 85:18

    فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ

    Fir'awna wa Samood

    ˹the forces of˺ Pharaoh and Thamûd?

19. 85:19

    بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍ

    Balil lazeena kafaroo fee takzeeb

    Yet the disbelievers ˹still˺ persist in denial.

20. 85:20

    وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ

    Wallaahu minw waraaa'ihim muheet

    But Allah encompasses them from all sides.

21. 85:21

    بَلْ هُوَ قُرْءَانٌ مَّجِيدٌ

    Bal huwa Quraanum Majeed

    In fact, this is a glorious Quran

22. 85:22

    فِى لَوْحٍ مَّحْفُوظٍۭ

    Fee Lawhim Mahfooz

    ˹recorded˺ in a Preserved Tablet.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
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