The Holy Quran 85:1 — Surah Al-Buruj

Arabic text

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلْبُرُوجِ

Translation

By (the oath of) the sky filled with stars (the 12 constellations)!

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The constellations of the sky: by buruj (constellations, literally “towers”) are meant either the twelve signs of the zodiac which the sun completes in the course of a year, or those parts of the celestial fortress where the angels keep guard, or the great stars that appear in the sky. And Allah knows best.

Preview. The full text opens with JavaScript enabled.