Surah Al-Burooj · Ayah 2·Makkī

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Translation

Saheeh International

And [by] the promised Day

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 2 roots in 2 of 2 words

Recitation · 3 points across 2 rule families

  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

2 words · 13 letters · āyah 2 of 22

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 91:4 · Ash-Shamsvery close

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

    And [by] the night when it covers it

  • Quran 86:1 · At-Taariqclose

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer -

  • Quran 77:10 · Al-Mursalaatclose

    وَإِذَا ٱلْجِبَالُ نُسِفَتْ

    And when the mountains are blown away

  • Quran 39:69 · Az-Zumarclose

    وَأَشْرَقَتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ بِنُورِ رَبِّهَا وَوُضِعَ ٱلْكِتَٰبُ وَجِا۟ىٓءَ بِٱلنَّبِيِّـۧنَ وَٱلشُّهَدَآءِ وَقُضِىَ بَيْنَهُم بِٱلْحَقِّ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    And the earth will shine with the light of its Lord, and the record [of deeds] will be placed, and the prophets and the witnesses will be brought, and it will be judged between…

  • Quran 56:75 · Al-Waaqiaclose

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِمَوَٰقِعِ ٱلنُّجُومِ

    Then I swear by the setting of the stars,

  • Quran 81:18 · At-Takwirclose

    وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    And by the dawn when it breathes

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Adh-Dhaariyat 51:602 shared roots

    فَوَيْلٌ لِّلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِن يَوْمِهِمُ ٱلَّذِى يُوعَدُونَ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • Saad 38:532 shared roots

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِيَوْمِ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • Saba 34:302 shared roots

    قُل لَّكُم مِّيعَادُ يَوْمٍ لَّا تَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ عَنْهُ سَاعَةً وَلَا تَسْتَقْدِمُونَ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • Qaaf 50:202 shared roots

    وَنُفِخَ فِى ٱلصُّورِ ذَٰلِكَ يَوْمُ ٱلْوَعِيدِ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:1942 shared roots

    رَبَّنَا وَءَاتِنَا مَا وَعَدتَّنَا عَلَىٰ رُسُلِكَ وَلَا تُخْزِنَا يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ إِنَّكَ لَا تُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

  • Aal-i-Imraan 3:92 shared roots

    رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ جَامِعُ ٱلنَّاسِ لِيَوْمٍ لَّا رَيْبَ فِيهِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُخْلِفُ ٱلْمِيعَادَ

    و-ع-دي-و-م

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 85:2?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 85:2 include Quran 91:4 (Surah Ash-Shams), Quran 86:1 (Surah At-Taariq), Quran 77:10 (Surah Al-Mursalaat), and Quran 39:69 (Surah Az-Zumar). For example, 91:4 reads: “And [by] the night when it covers it” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 85:2 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 85:2 (Surah Al-Burooj, The Constellations) reads: “And [by] the promised Day”

Which surah is verse 85:2 in?

Quran 85:2 is āyah 2 of Surah Al-Burooj (The Constellations), chapter 85 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 22 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 85:2?

Tartīl presents Quran 85:2 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.