Kitab

Al Najm

Chapter 53, 62 verses

  • Shakir
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Arabic
Shakir

I swear by the star when it goes down.

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

Arabic

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والنجم إذا هوى

Shakir

Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;

Arabic, with marks

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

Arabic

ما ضل صاحبكم وما غوى

Shakir

Nor does he speak out of desire.

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

Arabic

وما ينطق عن الهوى

Shakir

It is naught but revelation that is revealed,

Arabic, with marks

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ

Arabic

إن هو إلا وحي يوحى

Shakir

The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,

Arabic, with marks

عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىٰ

Arabic

علمه شديد القوى

Shakir

The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,

Arabic, with marks

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَىٰ

Arabic

ذو مرة فاستوى

Shakir

And he is in the highest part of the horizon.

Arabic, with marks

وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Arabic

وهو بالأفق الأعلى

Shakir

Then he drew near, then he bowed

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Arabic

ثم دنا فتدلى

Shakir

So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.

Arabic, with marks

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

Arabic

فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنى

Shakir

And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.

Arabic, with marks

فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ

Arabic

فأوحى إلى عبده ما أوحى

Shakir

The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.

Arabic, with marks

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰ

Arabic

ما كذب الفؤاد ما رأى

Shakir

What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?

Arabic, with marks

أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

Arabic

أفتمارونه على ما يرى

Shakir

And certainly he saw him in another descent,

Arabic, with marks

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

Arabic

ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى

Shakir

At the farthest lote - tree;

Arabic, with marks

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنتَهَىٰ

Arabic

عند سدرة المنتهى

Shakir

Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.

Arabic, with marks

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ

Arabic

عندها جنة المأوى

Shakir

When that which covers covered the lote - tree;

Arabic, with marks

إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ

Arabic

إذ يغشى السدرة ما يغشى

Shakir

The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.

Arabic, with marks

مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

Arabic

ما زاغ البصر وما طغى

Shakir

Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Arabic, with marks

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَىٰ

Arabic

لقد رأى من آيات ربه الكبرى

Shakir

Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,

Arabic, with marks

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّىٰ

Arabic

أفرأيتم اللات والعزى

Shakir

And Manat, the third, the last?

Arabic, with marks

وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ

Arabic

ومناة الثالثة الأخرى

Shakir

What! for you the males and for Him the females!

Arabic, with marks

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنثَىٰ

Arabic

ألكم الذكر وله الأنثى

Shakir

This indeed is an unjust division!

Arabic, with marks

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰ

Arabic

تلك إذا قسمة ضيزى

Shakir

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.

Arabic, with marks

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ الْهُدَىٰ

Arabic

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

Shakir

Or shall man have what he wishes?

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَانِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

Arabic

أم للإنسان ما تمنى

Shakir

Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).

Arabic, with marks

فَلِلَّهِ الْآخِرَةُ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Arabic

فلله الآخرة والأولى

Shakir

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.

Arabic, with marks

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ

Arabic

۞ وكم من ملك في السماوات لا تغني شفاعتهم شيئا إلا من بعد أن يأذن الله لمن يشاء ويرضى

Shakir

Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنثَىٰ

Arabic

إن الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة ليسمون الملائكة تسمية الأنثى

Shakir

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.

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا

Arabic

وما لهم به من علم ۖ إن يتبعون إلا الظن ۖ وإن الظن لا يغني من الحق شيئا

Shakir

Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.

Arabic, with marks

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

Arabic

فأعرض عن من تولى عن ذكرنا ولم يرد إلا الحياة الدنيا

Shakir

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.

Arabic, with marks

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ

Arabic

ذلك مبلغهم من العلم ۚ إن ربك هو أعلم بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بمن اهتدى

Shakir

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.

Arabic, with marks

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى

Arabic

ولله ما في السماوات وما في الأرض ليجزي الذين أساءوا بما عملوا ويجزي الذين أحسنوا بالحسنى

Shakir

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).

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ

Arabic

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

Shakir

Have you then seen him who turns his back?

Arabic, with marks

أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ

Arabic

أفرأيت الذي تولى

Shakir

And gives a little and (then) withholds.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ

Arabic

وأعطى قليلا وأكدى

Shakir

Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?

Arabic, with marks

أَعِندَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰ

Arabic

أعنده علم الغيب فهو يرى

Shakir

Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?

Arabic, with marks

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

Arabic

أم لم ينبأ بما في صحف موسى

Shakir

And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):

Arabic, with marks

وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّىٰ

Arabic

وإبراهيم الذي وفى

Shakir

That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -

Arabic, with marks

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

Arabic

ألا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى

Shakir

And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -

Arabic, with marks

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

Arabic

وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعى

Shakir

And that his striving shall soon be seen -

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

Arabic

وأن سعيه سوف يرى

Shakir

Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -

Arabic, with marks

ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَىٰ

Arabic

ثم يجزاه الجزاء الأوفى

Shakir

And that to your Lord is the goal -

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الْمُنتَهَىٰ

Arabic

وأن إلى ربك المنتهى

Shakir

And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

Arabic

وأنه هو أضحك وأبكى

Shakir

And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

Arabic

وأنه هو أمات وأحيا

Shakir

And that He created pairs, the male and the female

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

Arabic

وأنه خلق الزوجين الذكر والأنثى

Shakir

From the small seed when it is adapted

Arabic, with marks

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

Arabic

من نطفة إذا تمنى

Shakir

And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ

Arabic

وأن عليه النشأة الأخرى

Shakir

And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

Arabic

وأنه هو أغنى وأقنى

Shakir

And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَىٰ

Arabic

وأنه هو رب الشعرى

Shakir

And that He did destroy the Ad of old

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ

Arabic

وأنه أهلك عادا الأولى

Shakir

And Samood, so He spared not

Arabic, with marks

وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ

Arabic

وثمود فما أبقى

Shakir

And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;

Arabic, with marks

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

Arabic

وقوم نوح من قبل ۖ إنهم كانوا هم أظلم وأطغى

Shakir

And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,

Arabic, with marks

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ

Arabic

والمؤتفكة أهوى

Shakir

So there covered them that which covered.

Arabic, with marks

فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

Arabic

فغشاها ما غشى

Shakir

Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?

Arabic, with marks

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

Arabic

فبأي آلاء ربك تتمارى

Shakir

This is a warner of the warners of old.

Arabic, with marks

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ

Arabic

هذا نذير من النذر الأولى

Shakir

The near event draws nigh.

Arabic, with marks

أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ

Arabic

أزفت الآزفة

Shakir

There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.

Arabic, with marks

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

Arabic

ليس لها من دون الله كاشفة

Shakir

Do you then wonder at this announcement?

Arabic, with marks

أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

Arabic

أفمن هذا الحديث تعجبون

Shakir

And will you laugh and not weep?

Arabic, with marks

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

Arabic

وتضحكون ولا تبكون

Shakir

While you are indulging in varieties.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَنتُمْ سَامِدُونَ

Arabic

وأنتم سامدون

Shakir

So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).

Arabic, with marks

فَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ وَاعْبُدُوا ۩

Arabic

فاسجدوا لله واعبدوا ۩

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