Chapter 53, 62 verses
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
By the star when it descends,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والنجم إذا هوى
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
ما ضل صاحبكم وما غوى
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
وما ينطق عن الهوى
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ
It is not but a revelation revealed,
إن هو إلا وحي يوحى
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ
Taught to him by one intense in strength -
علمه شديد القوى
ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
ذو مرة فاستوى
وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
وهو بالأفق الأعلى
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
Then he approached and descended
ثم دنا فتدلى
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنى
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
فأوحى إلى عبده ما أوحى
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
ما كذب الفؤاد ما رأى
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
أفتمارونه على ما يرى
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
And he certainly saw him in another descent
ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
عند سدرة المنتهى
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
عندها جنة المأوى
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
إذ يغشى السدرة ما يغشى
مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
ما زاغ البصر وما طغى
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
لقد رأى من آيات ربه الكبرى
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ
So have you considered al - Lat and al - 'Uzza?
أفرأيتم اللات والعزى
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
And Manat, the third - the other one?
ومناة الثالثة الأخرى
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
Is the male for you and for Him the female?
ألكم الذكر وله الأنثى
تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
That, then, is an unjust division.
تلك إذا قسمة ضيزى
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
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.
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
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
أم للإنسان ما تمنى
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فلله الآخرة والأولى
وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
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.
۞ وكم من ملك في السماوات لا تغني شفاعتهم شيئا إلا من بعد أن يأذن الله لمن يشاء ويرضى
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
إن الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة ليسمون الملائكة تسمية الأنثى
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا
And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
وما لهم به من علم ۖ إن يتبعون إلا الظن ۖ وإن الظن لا يغني من الحق شيئا
فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا
So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.
فأعرض عن من تولى عن ذكرنا ولم يرد إلا الحياة الدنيا
ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ
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.
ذلك مبلغهم من العلم ۚ إن ربك هو أعلم بمن ضل عن سبيله وهو أعلم بمن اهتدى
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى
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] -
ولله ما في السماوات وما في الأرض ليجزي الذين أساءوا بما عملوا ويجزي الذين أحسنوا بالحسنى
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّه
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.
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
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ
Have you seen the one who turned away
أفرأيت الذي تولى
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
وأعطى قليلا وأكدى
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
أعنده علم الغيب فهو يرى
أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
Or has he not been of what was in the scriptures of Moses
أم لم ينبأ بما في صحف موسى
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
وإبراهيم الذي وفى
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
ألا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعى
وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ
And that his effort is going to be seen -
وأن سعيه سوف يرى
ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
ثم يجزاه الجزاء الأوفى
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
And that to your Lord is the finality
وأن إلى ربك المنتهى
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
وأنه هو أضحك وأبكى
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
وأنه هو أمات وأحيا
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
وأنه خلق الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ
From a sperm - drop when it is emitted
من نطفة إذا تمنى
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
وأن عليه النشأة الأخرى
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
وأنه هو أغنى وأقنى
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
وأنه هو رب الشعرى
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
وأنه أهلك عادا الأولى
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
وثمود فما أبقى
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
وقوم نوح من قبل ۖ إنهم كانوا هم أظلم وأطغى
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
And the overturned towns He hurled down
والمؤتفكة أهوى
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
And covered them by that which He covered.
فغشاها ما غشى
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
فبأي آلاء ربك تتمارى
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
هذا نذير من النذر الأولى
أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ
The Approaching Day has approached.
أزفت الآزفة
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
ليس لها من دون الله كاشفة
أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
Then at this statement do you wonder?
أفمن هذا الحديث تعجبون
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
And you laugh and do not weep
وتضحكون ولا تبكون
وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ
While you are proudly sporting?
وأنتم سامدون
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
فاسجدوا لله واعبدوا ۩