Chapter 53, 62 verses
I swear by the star when it goes down.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والنجم إذا هوى
Waalnnajmi itha hawa
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;
ما ضل صاحبكم وما غوى
Ma dalla sahibukum wama ghawa
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
Nor does he speak out of desire.
وما ينطق عن الهوى
Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ
It is naught but revelation that is revealed,
إن هو إلا وحي يوحى
In huwa illa wahyun yooha
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ
The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,
علمه شديد القوى
AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
ذو مرة فاستوى
Thoo mirratin faistawa
ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ
And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
وهو بالأفق الأعلى
Wahuwa bialofuqi alaAAla
وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Then he drew near, then he bowed
ثم دنا فتدلى
Thumma dana fatadalla
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنى
Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
فأوحى إلى عبده ما أوحى
Faawha ila AAabdihi ma awha
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ
The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.
ما كذب الفؤاد ما رأى
Ma kathaba alfuadu ma raa
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
أفتمارونه على ما يرى
Afatumaroonahu AAala ma yara
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
And certainly he saw him in another descent,
ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى
Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
At the farthest lote - tree;
عند سدرة المنتهى
AAinda sidrati almuntaha
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.
عندها جنة المأوى
AAindaha jannatu almawa
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ
When that which covers covered the lote - tree;
إذ يغشى السدرة ما يغشى
Ith yaghsha alssidrata ma yaghsha
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
ما زاغ البصر وما طغى
Ma zagha albasaru wama tagha
مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
لقد رأى من آيات ربه الكبرى
Laqad raa min ayati rabbihi alkubra
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,
أفرأيتم اللات والعزى
Afaraaytumu allata waalAAuzza
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ
And Manat, the third, the last?
ومناة الثالثة الأخرى
Wamanata alththalithata alokhra
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
What! for you the males and for Him the females!
ألكم الذكر وله الأنثى
Alakumu alththakaru walahu alontha
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
This indeed is an unjust division!
تلك إذا قسمة ضيزى
Tilka ithan qismatun deeza
تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord.
إن هي إلا أسماء سميتموها أنتم وآباؤكم ما أنزل الله بها من سلطان ۚ إن يتبعون إلا الظن وما تهوى الأنفس ۖ ولقد جاءهم من ربهم الهدى
In hiya illa asmaon sammaytumooha antum waabaokum ma anzala Allahu biha min sultanin in yattabiAAoona illa alththanna wama tahwa alanfusu walaqad jaahum min rabbihimu alhuda
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْ
Or shall man have what he wishes?
أم للإنسان ما تمنى
Am lilinsani ma tamanna
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).
فلله الآخرة والأولى
Falillahi alakhiratu waaloola
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses.
۞ وكم من ملك في السماوات لا تغني شفاعتهم شيئا إلا من بعد أن يأذن الله لمن يشاء ويرضى
Wakam min malakin fee alssamawati la tughnee shafaAAatuhum shayan illa min baAAdi an yathana Allahu liman yashao wayarda
وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.
إن الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة ليسمون الملائكة تسمية الأنثى
Inna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati layusammoona almalaikata tasmiyata alontha
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
And they have no knowledge of it; they do not follow anything but conjecture, and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all.
وما لهم به من علم ۖ إن يتبعون إلا الظن ۖ وإن الظن لا يغني من الحق شيئا
Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin in yattabiAAoona illa alththanna wainna alththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqi shayan
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا
Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.
فأعرض عن من تولى عن ذكرنا ولم يرد إلا الحياة الدنيا
FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAan thikrina walam yurid illa alhayata alddunya
فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
That is their goal of knowledge; surely your Lord knows best him who goes astray from His path and He knows best him who follows the right direction.
ذلك مبلغهم من العلم ۚ إن ربك هو أعلم بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بمن اهتدى
Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmi inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada
ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
And Allah's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil according to what they do, and (that) He may reward those who do good with goodness.
ولله ما في السماوات وما في الأرض ليجزي الذين أساءوا بما عملوا ويجزي الذين أحسنوا بالحسنى
Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi liyajziya allatheena asaoo bima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoo bialhusna
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى
Those who keep aloof from the great sins and the indecencies but the passing idea; surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving. He knows you best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; therefore do not attribute purity to your souls; He knows him best who guards (against evil).
الذين يجتنبون كبائر الإثم والفواحش إلا اللمم ۚ إن ربك واسع المغفرة ۚ هو أعلم بكم إذ أنشأكم من الأرض وإذ أنتم أجنة في بطون أمهاتكم ۖ فلا تزكوا أنفسكم ۖ هو أعلم بمن اتقى
Allatheena yajtaniboona kabaira alithmi waalfawahisha illa allamama inna rabbaka wasiAAu almaghfirati huwa aAAlamu bikum ith anshaakum mina alardi waith antum ajinnatun fee butooni ommahatikum fala tuzakkoo anfusakum huwa aAAlamu bimani ittaqa
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّه
Have you then seen him who turns his back?
أفرأيت الذي تولى
Afaraayta allathee tawalla
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
وأعطى قليلا وأكدى
WaaAAta qaleelan waakda
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ
Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
أعنده علم الغيب فهو يرى
aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
أم لم ينبأ بما في صحف موسى
Am lam yunabba bima fee suhufi moosa
أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):
وإبراهيم الذي وفى
Waibraheema allathee waffa
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ
That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -
ألا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى
Alla taziru waziratun wizra okhra
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -
وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعى
Waan laysa lilinsani illa ma saAAa
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
And that his striving shall soon be seen -
وأن سعيه سوف يرى
Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura
وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ
Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -
ثم يجزاه الجزاء الأوفى
Thumma yujzahu aljazaa alawfa
ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ
And that to your Lord is the goal -
وأن إلى ربك المنتهى
Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;
وأنه هو أضحك وأبكى
Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -
وأنه هو أمات وأحيا
Waannahu huwa amata waahya
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
And that He created pairs, the male and the female
وأنه خلق الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ
From the small seed when it is adapted
من نطفة إذا تمنى
Min nutfatin itha tumna
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ
And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;
وأن عليه النشأة الأخرى
Waanna AAalayhi alnnashata alokhra
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ
And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;
وأنه هو أغنى وأقنى
Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;
وأنه هو رب الشعرى
Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ
And that He did destroy the Ad of old
وأنه أهلك عادا الأولى
Waannahu ahlaka AAadan aloola
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And Samood, so He spared not
وثمود فما أبقى
Wathamooda fama abqa
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;
وقوم نوح من قبل ۖ إنهم كانوا هم أظلم وأطغى
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,
والمؤتفكة أهوى
Waalmutafikata ahwa
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
So there covered them that which covered.
فغشاها ما غشى
Faghashshaha ma ghashsha
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?
فبأي آلاء ربك تتمارى
Fabiayyi alai rabbika tatamara
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
This is a warner of the warners of old.
هذا نذير من النذر الأولى
Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri aloola
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
The near event draws nigh.
أزفت الآزفة
Azifati alazifatu
أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ
There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.
ليس لها من دون الله كاشفة
Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Do you then wonder at this announcement?
أفمن هذا الحديث تعجبون
Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboona
أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
And will you laugh and not weep?
وتضحكون ولا تبكون
Watadhakoona wala tabkoona
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
While you are indulging in varieties.
وأنتم سامدون
Waantum samidoona
وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ
So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).
فاسجدوا لله واعبدوا ۩
Faosjudoo lillahi waoAAbudoo
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟