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Sūrah 53

an-Najm

The Star · 62 verses
Bismillāhir-Raḥmānir-Raḥeem
  1. 1By the star when it descendsوَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
  2. 2Your companion [Muḥammad] has not strayed, nor has he erredمَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
  3. 3Nor does he speak from [his own] inclinationوَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ
  4. 4It is not but a revelation revealedإِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيٞ يُوحَىٰ
  5. 5Taught to him by one intense in strengthعَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ
  6. 6One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true formذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ
  7. 7While he was in the higher [part of the] horizonوَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
  8. 8Then he approached and descendedثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
  9. 9And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearerفَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
  10. 10And he revealed to His Servant what he revealedفَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ
  11. 11The heart did not lie [about] what it sawمَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
  12. 12So will you dispute with him over what he sawأَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
  13. 13And he certainly saw him in another descentوَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ
  14. 14At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundaryعِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ
  15. 15Near it is the Garden of Refugeعِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ
  16. 16When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it]إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ
  17. 17The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit]مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
  18. 18He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lordلَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ
  19. 19So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzzaأَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ
  20. 20And Manat, the third - the other oneوَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ
  21. 21Is the male for you and for Him the femaleأَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
  22. 22That, then, is an unjust divisionتِلۡكَ إِذٗا قِسۡمَةٞ ضِيزَىٰٓ
  23. 23They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allāh has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidanceإِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٞ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
  24. 24Or is there for man whatever he wishesأَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
  25. 25Rather, to Allāh belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
  26. 26And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allāh has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ
  27. 27Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female namesإِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
  28. 28And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at allوَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡـٔٗا
  29. 29So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly lifeفَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
  30. 30That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guidedذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ
  31. 31And to Allāh belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward]وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى
  32. 32Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Himٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةٞ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ
  33. 33Have you seen the one who turned awayأَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ
  34. 34And gave a little and [then] refrainedوَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ
  35. 35Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he seesأَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
  36. 36Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Mosesأَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
  37. 37And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations]وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّىٰٓ
  38. 38That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of anotherأَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ
  39. 39And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strivesوَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
  40. 40And that his effort is going to be seenوَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُرَىٰ
  41. 41Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompenseثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَآءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ
  42. 42And that to your Lord is the finalityوَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ
  43. 43And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weepوَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ
  44. 44And that it is He who causes death and gives lifeوَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا
  45. 45And that He creates the two mates - the male and femaleوَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
  46. 46From a sperm-drop when it is emittedمِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ
  47. 47And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creationوَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ
  48. 48And that it is He who enriches and sufficesوَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ
  49. 49And that it is He who is the Lord of Siriusوَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ
  50. 50And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aadوَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
  51. 51And Thamud - and He did not spare [them]وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ
  52. 52And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressingوَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ
  53. 53And the overturned towns He hurled downوَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ
  54. 54And covered them by that which He coveredفَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
  55. 55Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubtفَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
  56. 56This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warnersهَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ
  57. 57The Approaching Day has approachedأَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ
  58. 58Of it, [from those] besides Allāh, there is no removerلَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
  59. 59Then at this statement do you wonderأَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ
  60. 60And you laugh and do not weepوَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ
  61. 61While you are proudly sportingوَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ
  62. 62So prostrate to Allāh and worship [Him]فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩