53. An-Najm

وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ۝١

وَالنَّجۡمِ اِذَا هَوٰىۙ‏ ۝١

53:1 By the star when it goes down to set,

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ ۝٢

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوٰى​ۚ‏ ۝٢

53:2 your fellow (the Holy Prophet) has neither missed the way, nor did he deviate.

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ ۝٣

وَمَا يَنۡطِقُ عَنِ الۡهَوٰىؕ‏ ۝٣

53:3 He does not speak out of (his own) desire.

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ ۝٤

اِنۡ هُوَ اِلَّا وَحۡىٌ يُّوۡحٰىۙ‏ ۝٤

53:4 It is but revelation revealed (to him).

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ ۝٥

عَلَّمَهٗ شَدِيۡدُ الۡقُوٰىۙ‏ ۝٥

53:5 It is taught to him by one (angel) of strong faculties,

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ ۝٦

ذُوۡ مِرَّةٍؕ فَاسۡتَوٰىۙ‏ ۝٦

53:6 the one of vigour. So he stood poised,

وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۝٧

وَهُوَ بِالۡاُفُقِ الۡاَعۡلٰى ؕ‏ ۝٧

53:7 while he was on the upper horizon.

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ۝٨

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلّٰىۙ‏ ۝٨

53:8 Then he drew near, and came down,

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ ۝٩

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ اَوۡ اَدۡنٰى​ۚ‏ ۝٩

53:9 so as he was at a distance like that of two bows (joined together), rather even nearer.

فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ ۝١٠

فَاَوۡحٰۤى الٰى عَبۡدِهٖ مَاۤ اَوۡحٰىؕ‏ ۝١٠

53:10 Thus He (Allah) revealed to His slave what He revealed.

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ۝١١

مَا كَذَبَ الۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَاٰى‏ ۝١١

53:11 The heart did not err in what he saw.

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ۝١٢

اَفَتُمٰرُوۡنَهٗ عَلٰى مَا يَرٰى‏ ۝١٢

53:12 Do you quarrel with him in what he sees?

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ ۝١٣

وَلَقَدۡ رَاٰهُ نَزۡلَةً اُخۡرٰىۙ‏ ۝١٣

53:13 Indeed he saw him another time

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ ۝١٤

عِنۡدَ سِدۡرَةِ الۡمُنۡتَهٰى‏ ۝١٤

53:14 by Sidrat-ul-Muntahā (the lote-tree in the upper realm),

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ ۝١٥

عِنۡدَهَا جَنَّةُ الۡمَاۡوٰىؕ‏ ۝١٥

53:15 near which there is Jannat-ul-Ma’wā (the Paradise of Abode),

إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ ۝١٦

اِذۡ يَغۡشَى السِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشٰىۙ‏ ۝١٦

53:16 when the lote-tree was covered by that which covered it.

مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ۝١٧

مَا زَاغَ الۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغٰى‏ ۝١٧

53:17 The eye neither went wrong, nor did exceed the limit.

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ ۝١٨

لَقَدۡ رَاٰى مِنۡ اٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِ الۡكُبۡرٰى‏ ۝١٨

53:18 He has indeed seen a part of the biggest signs of your Lord.

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ ۝١٩

اَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ اللّٰتَ وَالۡعُزّٰىۙ‏ ۝١٩

53:19 Have you ever considered about the (idols of) Lāt and ‘Uzzā,

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ ۝٢٠

وَمَنٰوةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الۡاُخۡرٰى‏ ۝٢٠

53:20 and about the other, the third (idol), namely, Manāt,?

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۝٢١

اَلَـكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الۡاُنۡثٰى‏ ۝٢١

53:21 Is it that you have males and He (Allah) has females?

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ ۝٢٢

تِلۡكَ اِذًا قِسۡمَةٌ ضِيۡزٰى‏ ۝٢٢

53:22 If so, it is a bizarre division.

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ۝٢٣

اِنۡ هِىَ اِلَّاۤ اَسۡمَآءٌ سَمَّيۡتُمُوۡهَاۤ اَنۡتُمۡ وَاٰبَآؤُكُمۡ مَّاۤ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنۡ سُلۡطٰنٍ​ؕ اِنۡ يَّتَّبِعُوۡنَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى الۡاَنۡفُسُ​ۚ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهِمُ الۡهُدٰىؕ‏ ۝٢٣

53:23 These are nothing but names you and your fathers have invented; Allah has sent down no authority attached to them. They are following nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire, while guidance from their Lord has surely reached them.

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ۝٢٤

اَمۡ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ مَا تَمَنّٰى   ۖ‏ ۝٢٤

53:24 Is it that man can get whatever he wishes?

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝٢٥

فَلِلّٰهِ الۡاٰخِرَةُ وَالۡاُوۡلٰى‏ ۝٢٥

53:25 (No,) because to Allah alone belongs the (good of) the Hereafter and the former life (of this world).

وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ ۝٢٦

وَكَمۡ مِّنۡ مَّلَكٍ فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِىۡ شَفَاعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡــًٔــا اِلَّا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ اَنۡ يَّاۡذَنَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنۡ يَّشَآءُ وَيَرۡضٰى‏ ۝٢٦

53:26 How many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession cannot benefit (any one) at all, but after Allah allows (it) for whomsoever He wills and pleases.

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۝٢٧

اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِالۡاٰخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّوۡنَ الۡمَلٰٓٮِٕكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ الۡاُنۡثٰى‏ ۝٢٧

53:27 Those who do not believe in the Hereafter call the angels by names of females.

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا ۝٢٨

وَمَا لَهُمۡ بِهٖ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ​ؕ اِنۡ يَّتَّبِعُوۡنَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ​ۚ وَاِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِىۡ مِنَ الۡحَـقِّ شَيۡـًٔـاۚ‏ ۝٢٨

53:28 They do not have knowledge about it. They follow nothing but conjecture, and conjecture is of no avail in (the matter of) Truth.

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ۝٢٩

فَاَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ مَّنۡ تَوَلّٰى ۙ عَنۡ ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ اِلَّا الۡحَيٰوةَ الدُّنۡيَا ؕ‏ ۝٢٩

53:29 So, turn away from him who turns away from Our advice, and seeks nothing but (pleasure of) the worldly life.

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ۝٣٠

ذٰ لِكَ مَبۡلَـغُهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡعِلۡمِ​ ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ ضَلَّ عَنۡ سَبِيۡلِهٖ ۙ وَهُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اهۡتَدٰى‏ ۝٣٠

53:30 That is the limit of their access to knowledge. Indeed only your Lord knows well about the one who has gone astray from his way, and He knows well about the one who has adopted the right path.

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى ۝٣١

وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِى السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِى الۡاَرۡضِۙ لِيَجۡزِىَ الَّذِيۡنَ اَسَآءُوۡا بِمَا عَمِلُوۡا وَيَجۡزِىَ الَّذِيۡنَ اَحۡسَنُوۡا بِالۡحُسۡنٰى​ ۚ‏ ۝٣١

53:31 To Allah belongs whatever there is in the heavens and whatever there is in the earth, so that He gives punishment to evildoers for what they did, and gives good reward to those who did good

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ ۝٣٢

اَلَّذِيۡنَ يَجۡتَنِبُوۡنَ كَبٰٓٮِٕرَ الۡاِثۡمِ وَالۡفوَاحِشَ اِلَّا اللَّمَمَ​ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الۡمَغۡفِرَةِ​ؕ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ اِذۡ اَنۡشَاَكُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاَرۡضِ وَاِذۡ اَنۡتُمۡ اَجِنَّةٌ فِىۡ بُطُوۡنِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمۡ​ۚ فَلَا تُزَكُّوۡۤا اَنۡفُسَكُمۡ​ ؕ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقٰى‏ ۝٣٢

53:32 -those who abstain from the major sins and from shameful acts, except minor involvements. Indeed your Lord is extensive in forgiveness. He knows you more than anyone else (from a time) when He created you from the earth and when you were embryos in the wombs of your mothers. So, do not claim purity (from faults) for your selves. He knows best who is God-fearing.

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ ۝٣٣

اَفَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ تَوَلّٰىۙ‏ ۝٣٣

53:33 Did you see the one who turned away,

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ ۝٣٤

وَاَعۡطٰى قَلِيۡلًا وَّاَكۡدٰى‏ ۝٣٤

53:34 and gave a little, and stopped?

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ۝٣٥

اَعِنۡدَهٗ عِلۡمُ الۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرٰى‏ ۝٣٥

53:35 Does he have knowledge of the Unseen whereby he sees (what he believes)?

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ۝٣٦

اَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّاۡ بِمَا فِىۡ صُحُفِ مُوۡسٰىۙ‏ ۝٣٦

53:36 Has he not been told of what was (revealed) in the scriptures of Mūsā

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ ۝٣٧

وَاِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ الَّذِىۡ وَفّٰىٓ  ۙ‏ ۝٣٧

53:37 and of Ibrāhīm who fulfilled (his duties)?

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۝٣٨

اَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزۡرَ اُخۡرٰىۙ‏ ۝٣٨

53:38 (It was) that no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of the other,

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ۝٣٩

وَاَنۡ لَّيۡسَ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ اِلَّا مَا سَعٰىۙ‏ ۝٣٩

53:39 and that a man shall not deserve but (the reward of) his own effort,

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ ۝٤٠

وَاَنَّ سَعۡيَهٗ سَوۡفَ يُرٰى‏ ۝٤٠

53:40 and that his effort will soon be seen,

ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ ۝٤١

ثُمَّ يُجۡزٰٮهُ الۡجَزَآءَ الۡاَوۡفٰىۙ‏ ۝٤١

53:41 then he will be recompensed for it in full,

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ ۝٤٢

وَاَنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الۡمُنۡتَهٰىۙ‏ ۝٤٢

53:42 and that to your Lord is the end (of every one),

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ ۝٤٣

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَضۡحَكَ وَاَبۡكٰىۙ‏ ۝٤٣

53:43 and that He is the One who makes (one) laugh and makes (him) weep,

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا ۝٤٤

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَمَاتَ وَ اَحۡيَا ۙ‏ ۝٤٤

53:44 and that He is the One who gives death and gives life,

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ۝٤٥

وَاَنَّهٗ خَلَقَ الزَّوۡجَيۡنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالۡاُنۡثٰىۙ‏ ۝٤٥

53:45 and that He creates the pairs, male and female,

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ ۝٤٦

مِنۡ نُّطۡفَةٍ اِذَا تُمۡنٰى‏ ۝٤٦

53:46 from a sperm-drop when it is poured (into a womb),

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ ۝٤٧

وَاَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ النَّشۡاَةَ الۡاُخۡرٰىۙ‏ ۝٤٧

53:47 and that the second creation is undertaken by Him,

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ ۝٤٨

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَغۡنٰى وَ اَقۡنٰىۙ‏ ۝٤٨

53:48 and that He is the One who gives wealth and preserves (it),

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ ۝٤٩

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعۡرٰىۙ‏ ۝٤٩

53:49 and that He is the One who is the Lord of Sirius (the star worshipped by pagans),

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝٥٠

وَاَنَّهٗۤ اَهۡلَكَ عَادَا۟ اۨلۡـٮُٔـوْلٰى ۙ‏ ۝٥٠

53:50 and that He has destroyed the earlier ‘Ād,

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ ۝٥١

وَثَمُوۡدَا۟ فَمَاۤ اَبۡقٰىۙ‏ ۝٥١

53:51 and Thamūd, so spared none,

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ ۝٥٢

وَقَوۡمَ نُوۡحٍ مِّنۡ قَبۡلُ​ؕ اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا هُمۡ اَظۡلَمَ وَاَطۡغٰىؕ‏  ۝٥٢

53:52 and (destroyed) the people of NūH even earlier. Surely they were more unjust and more rebellious.

وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ ۝٥٣

وَالۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ اَهۡوٰىۙ‏ ۝٥٣

53:53 And He destroyed the overturned towns (of the people of LūT) also,

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ۝٥٤

فَغَشّٰٮهَا مَا غَشّٰى​ۚ‏ ۝٥٤

53:54 so enveloped they were by that which enveloped.

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ۝٥٥

فَبِاَىِّ اٰلَاۤءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارٰى‏ ۝٥٥

53:55 Then concerning which of your Lord’s bounties would you remain in doubt?

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ ۝٥٦

هٰذَا نَذِيۡرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الۡاُوۡلٰٓى‏ ۝٥٦

53:56 This (Prophet) is a warner from the (genus of the) previous warners.

أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ ۝٥٧

اَزِفَتِ الۡاٰزِفَةُ​ۚ‏ ۝٥٧

53:57 The Imminent (Hour of Judgment) has approached.

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ۝٥٨

لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ؕ‏ ۝٥٨

53:58 There is no one, beside Allah, to remove it.

أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ ۝٥٩

اَفَمِنۡ هٰذَا الۡحَدِيۡثِ تَعۡجَبُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٥٩

53:59 Do you then wonder at this discourse,

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ ۝٦٠

وَتَضۡحَكُوۡنَ وَلَا تَبۡكُوۡنَۙ‏ ۝٦٠

53:60 and laugh (at it), and not weep,

وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ ۝٦١

وَاَنۡتُمۡ سٰمِدُوۡنَ‏ ۝٦١

53:61 while you are engaged in vain play?

فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩ ۝٦٢

فَاسۡجُدُوۡا لِلّٰهِ وَاعۡبُدُوۡا ۩‏ ۝٦٢

53:62 Now, fall down in prostration and worship (Allah).