| | Linda “iLHam” Barto rendition of Surah The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations(al-Buruj)
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| 85:1 | | Consider the sky with its constellations. |
| 85:2 | | Consider the promised day. |
| 85:3 | | Consider the witness and the subject of the witness. |
| 85:4 | | Cursed are the makers of the pit. |
| 85:5 | | [It is] fire fed by fuel [for torturing and murdering the believers]. |
| 85:6 | | They took seats [near the fire]. |
| 85:7 | | [As spectators,] they watched what they were doing to the believers. |
| 85:8 | | They tortured them for no other reason than that they believed in Allah, the Victorious, the Praised One. |
| 85:9 | | He owns the dominion of Heaven and Earth. Allah witnesses everything. |
| 85:10 | | As for those who persecute the believers –men and women— and do not repent, they will incur the penalty of Hell. They will incur the penalty of the burning fire. |
| 85:11 | | As for those who believe and perform righteous deeds, they will live in gardens beneath which rivers flow. That is the great salvation! |
| 85:12 | | The vengeance of your Lord is truly strong. |
| 85:13 | | He creates from the very beginning and He can recreate. |
| 85:14 | | He is the Most Forgiving, Full of Loving Kindness. |
| 85:15 | | [He is] Owner of the Throne of Glory. |
| 85:16 | | [He is] Performer of All His Intentions. |
| 85:17 | | Have you heard the story of the forces… |
| 85:18 | | …of Pharaoh and [the story of] the Thamud? |
| 85:19 | | Yet the unbelievers are in denial. |
| 85:20 | | Allah surrounds them from behind. |
| 85:21 | | Certainly! This is a glorious Qur’an! |
| 85:22 | | [It is] in a secured text. |
