Chapter 53, 62 verses
By the star when it descends,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والنجم إذا هوى
I swear by the star when it goes down.
Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
ما ضل صاحبكم وما غوى
Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
وما ينطق عن الهوى
Nor does he speak out of desire.
It is not but a revelation revealed,
إن هو إلا وحي يوحى
It is naught but revelation that is revealed,
Taught to him by one intense in strength -
علمه شديد القوى
The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
ذو مرة فاستوى
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
وهو بالأفق الأعلى
And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
Then he approached and descended
ثم دنا فتدلى
Then he drew near, then he bowed
And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
فكان قاب قوسين أو أدنى
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
فأوحى إلى عبده ما أوحى
And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
ما كذب الفؤاد ما رأى
The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.
So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
أفتمارونه على ما يرى
What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
And he certainly saw him in another descent
ولقد رآه نزلة أخرى
And certainly he saw him in another descent,
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
عند سدرة المنتهى
At the farthest lote - tree;
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
عندها جنة المأوى
Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
إذ يغشى السدرة ما يغشى
When that which covers covered the lote - tree;
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
ما زاغ البصر وما طغى
The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
لقد رأى من آيات ربه الكبرى
Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
So have you considered al - Lat and al - 'Uzza?
أفرأيتم اللات والعزى
Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,
And Manat, the third - the other one?
ومناة الثالثة الأخرى
And Manat, the third, the last?
Is the male for you and for Him the female?
ألكم الذكر وله الأنثى
What! for you the males and for Him the females!
That, then, is an unjust division.
تلك إذا قسمة ضيزى
This indeed is an unjust division!
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
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.
Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
أم للإنسان ما تمنى
Or shall man have what he wishes?
Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فلله الآخرة والأولى
Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).
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
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.
Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
إن الذين لا يؤمنون بالآخرة ليسمون الملائكة تسمية الأنثى
Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.
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
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.
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
Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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).
Have you seen the one who turned away
أفرأيت الذي تولى
Have you then seen him who turns his back?
And gave a little and [then] refrained?
وأعطى قليلا وأكدى
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
أعنده علم الغيب فهو يرى
Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
Or has he not been of what was in the scriptures of Moses
أم لم ينبأ بما في صحف موسى
Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
وإبراهيم الذي وفى
And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):
That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
ألا تزر وازرة وزر أخرى
That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -
And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وأن ليس للإنسان إلا ما سعى
And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -
And that his effort is going to be seen -
وأن سعيه سوف يرى
And that his striving shall soon be seen -
Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
ثم يجزاه الجزاء الأوفى
Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -
And that to your Lord is the finality
وأن إلى ربك المنتهى
And that to your Lord is the goal -
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
وأنه هو أضحك وأبكى
And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;
And that it is He who causes death and gives life
وأنه هو أمات وأحيا
And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -
And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
وأنه خلق الزوجين الذكر والأنثى
And that He created pairs, the male and the female
From a sperm - drop when it is emitted
من نطفة إذا تمنى
From the small seed when it is adapted
And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
وأن عليه النشأة الأخرى
And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;
And that it is He who enriches and suffices
وأنه هو أغنى وأقنى
And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;
And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
وأنه هو رب الشعرى
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;
And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
وأنه أهلك عادا الأولى
And that He did destroy the Ad of old
And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
وثمود فما أبقى
And Samood, so He spared not
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
And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;
And the overturned towns He hurled down
والمؤتفكة أهوى
And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,
And covered them by that which He covered.
فغشاها ما غشى
So there covered them that which covered.
Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
فبأي آلاء ربك تتمارى
Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?
This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
هذا نذير من النذر الأولى
This is a warner of the warners of old.
The Approaching Day has approached.
أزفت الآزفة
The near event draws nigh.
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
ليس لها من دون الله كاشفة
There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.
Then at this statement do you wonder?
أفمن هذا الحديث تعجبون
Do you then wonder at this announcement?
And you laugh and do not weep
وتضحكون ولا تبكون
And will you laugh and not weep?
While you are proudly sporting?
وأنتم سامدون
While you are indulging in varieties.
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
فاسجدوا لله واعبدوا ۩
So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).