Al-Buruj (البروج)
Chapter 85 · The Mansions of the Stars · Juz 30
وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ
Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
Quran 85:3 — Surah Al-Buruj
This is verse 3 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:
Wa shaahidinw wa mashhood
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ
By the sky containing great stars
وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْمَوْعُودِ
And [by] the promised Day
وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ
And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,
قُتِلَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْأُخْدُودِ
Cursed were the companions of the trench
ٱلنَّارِ ذَاتِ ٱلْوَقُودِ
[Containing] the fire full of fuel,