Surah Al-Burooj (The Big Stars)

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Surah Al-Burooj (The Big Stars) - Aya count 22

وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡبُرُوجِ ﴿١﴾

By the sky, (displaying) the Zodiacal Signs;

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلۡیَوۡمِ ٱلۡمَوۡعُودِ ﴿٢﴾

By the promised Day (of Judgment);

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَشَاهِدࣲ وَمَشۡهُودࣲ ﴿٣﴾

By one that witnesses, and the subject of the witness;-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

قُتِلَ أَصۡحَـٰبُ ٱلۡأُخۡدُودِ ﴿٤﴾

Woe to the makers of the pit (of fire),

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلۡوَقُودِ ﴿٥﴾

Fire supplied (abundantly) with fuel:

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِذۡ هُمۡ عَلَیۡهَا قُعُودࣱ ﴿٦﴾

Behold! they sat over against the (fire),

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَهُمۡ عَلَىٰ مَا یَفۡعَلُونَ بِٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ شُهُودࣱ ﴿٧﴾

And they witnessed (all) that they were doing against the Believers.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا نَقَمُواْ مِنۡهُمۡ إِلَّاۤ أَن یُؤۡمِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ ٱلۡعَزِیزِ ٱلۡحَمِیدِ ﴿٨﴾

And they ill-treated them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, Exalted in Power, Worthy of all Praise!-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلَّذِی لَهُۥ مُلۡكُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَیۡءࣲ شَهِیدٌ ﴿٩﴾

Him to Whom belongs the dominion of the heavens and the earth! And Allah is Witness to all things.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ فَتَنُواْ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِینَ وَٱلۡمُؤۡمِنَـٰتِ ثُمَّ لَمۡ یَتُوبُواْ فَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ جَهَنَّمَ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابُ ٱلۡحَرِیقِ ﴿١٠﴾

Those who persecute (or draw into temptation) the Believers, men and women, and do not turn in repentance, will have the Penalty of Hell: They will have the Penalty of the Burning Fire.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتࣱ تَجۡرِی مِن تَحۡتِهَا ٱلۡأَنۡهَـٰرُۚ ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡكَبِیرُ ﴿١١﴾

For those who believe and do righteous deeds, will be Gardens; beneath which rivers flow: That is the great Salvation, (the fulfilment of all desires),

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ بَطۡشَ رَبِّكَ لَشَدِیدٌ ﴿١٢﴾

Truly strong is the Grip (and Power) of thy Lord.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّهُۥ هُوَ یُبۡدِئُ وَیُعِیدُ ﴿١٣﴾

It is He Who creates from the very beginning, and He can restore (life).

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَهُوَ ٱلۡغَفُورُ ٱلۡوَدُودُ ﴿١٤﴾

And He is the Oft-Forgiving, Full of Loving-Kindness,

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ذُو ٱلۡعَرۡشِ ٱلۡمَجِیدُ ﴿١٥﴾

Lord of the Throne of Glory,

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَعَّالࣱ لِّمَا یُرِیدُ ﴿١٦﴾

Doer (without let) of all that He intends.

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

هَلۡ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِیثُ ٱلۡجُنُودِ ﴿١٧﴾

Has the story reached thee, of the forces-

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِرۡعَوۡنَ وَثَمُودَ ﴿١٨﴾

Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلِ ٱلَّذِینَ كَفَرُواْ فِی تَكۡذِیبࣲ ﴿١٩﴾

And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَاۤىِٕهِم مُّحِیطُۢ ﴿٢٠﴾

But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

بَلۡ هُوَ قُرۡءَانࣱ مَّجِیدࣱ ﴿٢١﴾

Day, this is a Glorious Qur'an,

Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فِی لَوۡحࣲ مَّحۡفُوظِۭ ﴿٢٢﴾

(Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!

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