| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations(al-Buruj)
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| 85:1 | | CONSIDER the sky full of great constellations |
| 85:1 | | CONSIDER the sky full of great constellations |
| 85:2 | | and [then bethink thyself of] the promised Day |
| 85:2 | | and [then bethink thyself of] the promised Day |
| 85:3 | | and [of] Him who witnesses [all], and [of] that unto which witness is borne [by Him] |
| 85:3 | | and [of] Him who witnesses [all], and [of] that unto which witness is borne [by Him] |
| 85:4 | | THEY DESTROY [but] themselves, they who would ready a pi |
| 85:4 | | THEY DESTROY [but] themselves, they who would ready a pi |
| 85:5 | | of fire fiercely burning [for all who have attained to faith] |
| 85:5 | | of fire fiercely burning [for all who have attained to faith] |
| 85:6 | | Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire] |
| 85:6 | | Lo! [With glee do] they contemplate that [fire] |
| 85:7 | | fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers |
| 85:7 | | fully conscious of what they are doing to the believers |
| 85:8 | | whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in God, the Almighty, the One to whom all praise is due |
| 85:8 | | whom they hate for no other reason than that they believe in God, the Almighty, the One to whom all praise is due |
| 85:9 | | [and] to whom the dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs. But God is witness unto everything |
| 85:9 | | [and] to whom the dominion of the heavens and the earth belongs. But God is witness unto everything |
| 85:10 | | Verily, as for those who persecute believing men and believing women, and thereafter do not repent, hell's suffering awaits them: yea, suffering through fire awaits them |
| 85:10 | | Verily, as for those who persecute believing men and believing women, and thereafter do not repent, hell's suffering awaits them: yea, suffering through fire awaits them |
| 85:11 | | [But,] verily, they who attain to faith and do righteous deeds shall [in the life to come] have gardens through which running waters flow - that triumph most great |
| 85:11 | | [But,] verily, they who attain to faith and do righteous deeds shall [in the life to come] have gardens through which running waters flow - that triumph most great |
| 85:12 | | VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong |
| 85:12 | | VERILY, thy Sustainer's grip is exceedingly strong |
| 85:13 | | Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew |
| 85:13 | | Behold, it is He who creates [man] in the first instance, and He [it is who] will bring him forth anew |
| 85:14 | | And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love |
| 85:14 | | And He alone is truly-forgiving, all-embracing in His love |
| 85:15 | | in sublime almightiness enthroned |
| 85:15 | | in sublime almightiness enthroned |
| 85:16 | | a sovereign doer of whatever He wills |
| 85:16 | | a sovereign doer of whatever He wills |
| 85:17 | | HAS IT ever come within thy ken, the story of the [sinful] host |
| 85:17 | | HAS IT ever come within thy ken, the story of the [sinful] host |
| 85:18 | | of Pharaoh, and of [the tribe of] Thamud |
| 85:18 | | of Pharaoh, and of [the tribe of] Thamud |
| 85:19 | | And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie |
| 85:19 | | And yet, they who are bent on denying the truth persist in giving it the lie |
| 85:20 | | but all the while God encompasses them [with His knowledge and might] without their being aware of it |
| 85:20 | | but all the while God encompasses them [with His knowledge and might] without their being aware of it |
| 85:21 | | Nay, but this [divine writ which they reject] is a discourse sublime |
| 85:21 | | Nay, but this [divine writ which they reject] is a discourse sublime |
| 85:22 | | upon an imperishable tablet [inscribed] |
| 85:22 | | upon an imperishable tablet [inscribed] |
