Al-Buruj (البروج)
Chapter 85 · The Mansions of the Stars · Juz 30
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
Fir'awna wa Samood
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
Quran 85:18 — Surah Al-Buruj
This is verse 18 of 22 in Surah Al-Buruj (البروج), meaning “The Mansions of the Stars”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Buruj is the 85th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 22 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Fir'awna wa Samood
فَعَّالٌۭ لِّمَا يُرِيدُ
Effecter of what He intends.
هَلْ أَتَىٰكَ حَدِيثُ ٱلْجُنُودِ
Has there reached you the story of the soldiers -
فِرْعَوْنَ وَثَمُودَ
[Those of] Pharaoh and Thamud?
بَلِ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى تَكْذِيبٍۢ
But they who disbelieve are in [persistent] denial,
وَٱللَّهُ مِن وَرَآئِهِم مُّحِيطٌۢ
While Allah encompasses them from behind.