Surah An-Najm (The Star)

Verses

1. وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

   By the Star when it setteth

   53:1

2. مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

   Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived

   53:2

3. وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ

   Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire

   53:3

4. إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيٞ يُوحَىٰ

   It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired

   53:4

5. عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ

   Which one of mighty powers hath taught him

   53:5

6. ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ

   One vigorous; and he grew clear to view

   53:6

7. وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

   When he was on the uppermost horizon

   53:7

8. ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

   Then he drew nigh and came down

   53:8

9. فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ

   Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer

   53:9

10. فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ

    And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed

    53:10

11. مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

    The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw

    53:11

12. أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

    Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth

    53:12

13. وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ

    And verily he saw him yet another time

    53:13

14. عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ

    By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary

    53:14

15. عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ

    Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode

    53:15

16. إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ

    When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree

    53:16

17. مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

    The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold

    53:17

18. لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ

    Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord

    53:18

19. أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ

    Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

    53:19

20. وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ

    And Manat, the third, the other

    53:20

21. أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

    Are yours the males and His the females

    53:21

22. تِلۡكَ إِذٗا قِسۡمَةٞ ضِيزَىٰٓ

    That indeed were an unfair division

    53:22

23. إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٞ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ

    They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them

    53:23

24. أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

    Or shall man have what he coveteth

    53:24

25. فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

    But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former

    53:25

26. ۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ

    And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth

    53:26

27. إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

    Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females

    53:27

28. وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡـٔٗا

    And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth

    53:28

29. فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا

    Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world

    53:29

30. ذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ

    Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right

    53:30

31. وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى

    And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness

    53:31

32. ٱلَّذِينَ 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

    Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil)

    53:32

33. أَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ

    Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away

    53:33

34. وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ

    And gave a little, then was grudging

    53:34

35. أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

    Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth

    53:35

36. أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

    Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

    53:36

37. وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّىٰٓ

    And Abraham who paid his debt

    53:37

38. أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ

    That no laden one shall bear another's load

    53:38

39. وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

    And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort

    53:39

40. وَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُرَىٰ

    And that his effort will be seen

    53:40

41. ثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَآءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ

    And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment

    53:41

42. وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ

    And that thy Lord, He is the goal

    53:42

43. وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ

    And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep

    53:43

44. وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا

    And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life

    53:44

45. وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ

    And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female

    53:45

46. مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ

    From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth

    53:46

47. وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ

    And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth

    53:47

48. وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ

    And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth

    53:48

49. وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ

    And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius

    53:49

50. وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ

    And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad

    53:50

51. وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ

    And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not

    53:51

52. وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ

    And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious

    53:52

53. وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ

    And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

    53:53

54. فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

    So that there covered them that which did cover

    53:54

55. فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

    Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute

    53:55

56. هَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ

    This is a warner of the warners of old

    53:56

57. أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ

    The threatened Hour is nigh

    53:57

58. لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

    None beside Allah can disclose it

    53:58

59. أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ

    Marvel ye then at this statement

    53:59

60. وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ

    And laugh and not weep

    53:60

61. وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ

    While ye amuse yourselves

    53:61

62. فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩

    Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him

    53:62