Sura 85: The Galaxies
(Al-Burooj)
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

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والسماء ذات البروج

The sky and its galaxies.

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واليوم الموعود

The promised day.

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وشاهد ومشهود

The witness and the witnessed.

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قتل اصحاب الاخدود

Woe to the people of the canyon.

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النار ذات الوقود

They ignited a blazing fire.

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اذ هم عليها قعود

Then sat around it.

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وهم على ما يفعلون بالمؤمنين شهود

To watch the burning of the believers.

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وما نقموا منهم الا ان يؤمنوا بالله العزيز الحميد

They hated them for no other reason than believing in GOD, the Almighty, the Praiseworthy.

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الذي له ملك السماوات والارض والله على كل شيء شهيد

To Him belongs the kingship of the heavens and the earth. And GOD witnesses all things.

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ان الذين فتنوا المؤمنين والمؤمنات ثم لم يتوبوا فلهم عذاب جهنم ولهم عذاب الحريق

Surely, those who persecute the believing men and women, then fail to repent, have incurred the retribution of Gehenna; they have incurred the retribution of burning.

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ان الذين امنوا وعملوا الصالحات لهم جنات تجري من تحتها الانهار ذلك الفوز الكبير

Surely, those who believed and led a righteous life, have deserved gardens with flowing streams. This is the greatest triumph.

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ان بطش ربك لشديد

Indeed, your Lord’s blow is severe.

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انه هو يبدئ ويعيد

He is the One who initiates and repeats.

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وهو الغفور الودود

And He is the Forgiving, Most Kind.

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ذو العرش المجيد

Possessor of the glorious throne.

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فعال لما يريد

Doer of whatever He wills.

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هل اتاك حديث الجنود

Did you note the history of the troops?

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فرعون وثمود

Pharaoh and Thamoud?

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بل الذين كفروا في تكذيب

Those who disbelieve are plagued with denial.

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والله من ورائهم محيط

GOD is fully aware of them.

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بل هو قران مجيد

Indeed, it is a glorious Quran.

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في لوح محفوظ

In a preserved master tablet.

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