Chapter 53, 62 verses
By the Star when it goes down, -
Waalnnajmi itha hawa
I swear by the star when it goes down.
Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.
Ma dalla sahibukum wama ghawa
Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;
Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.
Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa
Nor does he speak out of desire.
It is no less than inspiration sent down to him:
In huwa illa wahyun yooha
It is naught but revelation that is revealed,
He was taught by one Mighty in Power,
AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa
The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,
Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);
Thoo mirratin faistawa
The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,
While he was in the highest part of the horizon:
Wahuwa bialofuqi alaAAla
And he is in the highest part of the horizon.
Then he approached and came closer,
Thumma dana fatadalla
Then he drew near, then he bowed
And was at a distance of but two bow - lengths or (even) nearer;
Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna
So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.
So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant - (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.
Faawha ila AAabdihi ma awha
And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.
Ma kathaba alfuadu ma raa
The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?
Afatumaroonahu AAala ma yara
What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?
For indeed he saw him at a second descent,
Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra
And certainly he saw him in another descent,
Near the Lote - tree beyond which none may pass:
AAinda sidrati almuntaha
At the farthest lote - tree;
Near it is the Garden of Abode.
AAindaha jannatu almawa
Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to.
Behold, the Lote - tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)
Ith yaghsha alssidrata ma yaghsha
When that which covers covered the lote - tree;
(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!
Ma zagha albasaru wama tagha
The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.
For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!
Laqad raa min ayati rabbihi alkubra
Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza,
Afaraaytumu allata waalAAuzza
Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza,
And another, the third (goddess), Manat?
Wamanata alththalithata alokhra
And Manat, the third, the last?
What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female?
Alakumu alththakaru walahu alontha
What! for you the males and for Him the females!
Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair!
Tilka ithan qismatun deeza
This indeed is an unjust division!
These are nothing but names which ye have devised, - ye and your fathers, - for which Allah has sent down no authority (whatever). They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own souls desire! - Even though there has already come to them Guidance from their Lord!
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 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.
Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after?
Am lilinsani ma tamanna
Or shall man have what he wishes?
But it is to Allah that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong.
Falillahi alakhiratu waaloola
Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life).
How many - so - ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
Wakam min malakin fee alssamawati la tughnee shafaAAatuhum shayan illa min baAAdi an yathana Allahu liman yashao wayarda
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.
Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names.
Inna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati layusammoona almalaikata tasmiyata alontha
Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names.
But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth.
Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin in yattabiAAoona illa alththanna wainna alththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqi shayan
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.
Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world.
FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAan thikrina walam yurid illa alhayata alddunya
Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life.
That is as far as knowledge will reach them. Verily thy Lord knoweth best those who stray from His Path, and He knoweth best those who receive guidance.
Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmi inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada
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.
Yea, to Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and on earth: so that He rewards those who do evil, according to their deeds, and He rewards those who do good, with what is best.
Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi liyajziya allatheena asaoo bima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoo bialhusna
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 great sins and shameful deeds, only (falling into) small faults, - verily thy Lord is ample in forgiveness. He knows you well when He brings you out of the earth, And when ye are hidden in your mothers' wombs. Therefore justify not yourselves: He knows best who it is that guards against evil.
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 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).
Seest thou one who turns back,
Afaraayta allathee tawalla
Have you then seen him who turns his back?
Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)?
WaaAAta qaleelan waakda
And gives a little and (then) withholds.
What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see?
aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara
Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see?
Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses -
Am lam yunabba bima fee suhufi moosa
Or, has he not been of what is in the scriptures of Musa?
And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements? -
Waibraheema allathee waffa
And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments):
Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another;
Alla taziru waziratun wizra okhra
That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another -
That man can have nothing but what he strives for;
Waan laysa lilinsani illa ma saAAa
And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for -
That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight:
Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura
And that his striving shall soon be seen -
Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete;
Thumma yujzahu aljazaa alawfa
Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward -
That to thy Lord is the final Goal;
Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha
And that to your Lord is the goal -
That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears;
Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka
And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep;
That it is He Who granteth Death and Life;
Waannahu huwa amata waahya
And that He it is Who causes death and gives life -
That He did create in pairs, - male and female,
Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha
And that He created pairs, the male and the female
From a seed when lodged (in its place);
Min nutfatin itha tumna
From the small seed when it is adapted
That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead);
Waanna AAalayhi alnnashata alokhra
And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time;
That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction;
Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna
And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold;
That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star);
Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra
And that He is the Lord of the Sirius;
And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people),
Waannahu ahlaka AAadan aloola
And that He did destroy the Ad of old
And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life.
Wathamooda fama abqa
And Samood, so He spared not
And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors,
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha
And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate;
And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah).
Waalmutafikata ahwa
And the overthrown cities did He overthrow,
So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up.
Faghashshaha ma ghashsha
So there covered them that which covered.
Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about?
Fabiayyi alai rabbika tatamara
Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about?
This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old!
Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri aloola
This is a warner of the warners of old.
The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh:
Azifati alazifatu
The near event draws nigh.
No (soul) but Allah can lay it bare.
Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun
There shall be none besides Allah to remove it.
Do ye then wonder at this recital?
Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboona
Do you then wonder at this announcement?
And will ye laugh and not weep, -
Watadhakoona wala tabkoona
And will you laugh and not weep?
Wasting your time in vanities?
Waantum samidoona
While you are indulging in varieties.
But fall ye down in prostration to Allah, and adore (Him)!
Faosjudoo lillahi waoAAbudoo
So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him).