Chapter 53, 62 verses
Waalnnajmi itha hawa
By the star when it descends,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the Star when it setteth,
Ma dalla sahibukum wama ghawa
Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;
Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.
In huwa illa wahyun yooha
It is not but a revelation revealed,
It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,
AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa
Taught to him by one intense in strength -
Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,
Thoo mirratin faistawa
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
Wahuwa bialofuqi alaAAla
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
When he was on the uppermost horizon.
Thumma dana fatadalla
Then he approached and descended
Then he drew nigh and came down
Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,
Faawha ila AAabdihi ma awha
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.
Ma kathaba alfuadu ma raa
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.
Afatumaroonahu AAala ma yara
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth ?
Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra
And he certainly saw him in another descent
And verily he saw him yet another time
AAinda sidrati almuntaha
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
By the lote - tree of the utmost boundary,
AAindaha jannatu almawa
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.
Ith yaghsha alssidrata ma yaghsha
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote - tree,
Ma zagha albasaru wama tagha
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.
Laqad raa min ayati rabbihi alkubra
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.
Afaraaytumu allata waalAAuzza
So have you considered al - Lat and al - 'Uzza?
Have ye thought upon Al - Lat and Al - 'Uzza
Wamanata alththalithata alokhra
And Manat, the third - the other one?
And Manat, the third, the other ?
Alakumu alththakaru walahu alontha
Is the male for you and for Him the female?
Are yours the males and His the females ?
Tilka ithan qismatun deeza
That, then, is an unjust division.
That indeed were an unfair division!
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
They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah 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 guidance.
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.
Am lilinsani ma tamanna
Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
Or shall man have what he coveteth ?
Falillahi alakhiratu waaloola
Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.
Wakam min malakin fee alssamawati la tughnee shafaAAatuhum shayan illa min baAAdi an yathana Allahu liman yashao wayarda
And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
Inna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati layusammoona almalaikata tasmiyata alontha
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.
Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin in yattabiAAoona illa alththanna wainna alththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqi shayan
And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.
FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAan thikrina walam yurid illa alhayata alddunya
So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.
Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.
Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmi inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada
That 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 guided.
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.
Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi liyajziya allatheena asaoo bima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoo bialhusna
And to Allah 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] -
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.
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
Those 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 Him.
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).
Afaraayta allathee tawalla
Have you seen the one who turned away
Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,
WaaAAta qaleelan waakda
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
And gave a little, then was grudging ?
aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth ?
Am lam yunabba bima fee suhufi moosa
Or has he not been of what was in the scriptures of Moses
Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses
Waibraheema allathee waffa
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
And Abraham who paid his debt:
Alla taziru waziratun wizra okhra
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
That no laden one shall bear another's load,
Waan laysa lilinsani illa ma saAAa
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,
Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura
And that his effort is going to be seen -
And that his effort will be seen.
Thumma yujzahu aljazaa alawfa
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;
Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha
And that to your Lord is the finality
And that thy Lord, He is the goal;
Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,
Waannahu huwa amata waahya
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;
Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,
Min nutfatin itha tumna
From a sperm - drop when it is emitted
From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;
Waanna AAalayhi alnnashata alokhra
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;
Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;
Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;
Waannahu ahlaka AAadan aloola
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,
Wathamooda fama abqa
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha
And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;
Waalmutafikata ahwa
And the overturned towns He hurled down
And Al - Mu'tafikah He destroyed
Faghashshaha ma ghashsha
And covered them by that which He covered.
So that there covered them that which did cover.
Fabiayyi alai rabbika tatamara
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute ?
Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri aloola
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
This is a warner of the warners of old.
Azifati alazifatu
The Approaching Day has approached.
The threatened Hour is nigh.
Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
None beside Allah can disclose it.
Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboona
Then at this statement do you wonder?
Marvel ye then at this statement,
Watadhakoona wala tabkoona
And you laugh and do not weep
And laugh and not weep,
Waantum samidoona
While you are proudly sporting?
While ye amuse yourselves ?
Faosjudoo lillahi waoAAbudoo
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.