Surah 53 النجم

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ Verse 9

Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,

فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ Verse 10

And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰ Verse 11

The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.

أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ Verse 12

Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ Verse 13

And verily he saw him yet another time

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنتَهَىٰ Verse 14

By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ Verse 15

Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.

إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ Verse 16

When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,

مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ Verse 17

The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَىٰ Verse 18

Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّىٰ Verse 19

Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ Verse 20

And Manat, the third, the other?

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنثَىٰ Verse 21

Are yours the males and His the females?

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰ Verse 22

That indeed were an unfair division!

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 Verse 23

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.

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَانِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ Verse 24

Or shall man have what he coveteth?

فَلِلَّهِ الْآخِرَةُ وَالْأُولَىٰ Verse 25

But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.

وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ Verse 26

And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنثَىٰ Verse 27

Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا Verse 28

And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا Verse 29

Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ Verse 30

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.

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى Verse 31

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.

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 Verse 32

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).

أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ Verse 33

Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ Verse 34

And gave a little, then was grudging?

أَعِندَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰ Verse 35

Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth?

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ Verse 36

Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّىٰ Verse 37

And Abraham who paid his debt:

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ Verse 38

That no laden one shall bear another's load,

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ Verse 39

And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ Verse 40

And that his effort will be seen.

ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَىٰ Verse 41

And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الْمُنتَهَىٰ Verse 42

And that thy Lord, He is the goal;

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ Verse 43

And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا Verse 44

And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ Verse 45

And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ Verse 46

From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ Verse 47

And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ Verse 48

And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَىٰ Verse 49

And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;

وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ Verse 50

And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,

وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ Verse 51

And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ Verse 52

And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ Verse 53

And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ Verse 54

So that there covered them that which did cover.

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ Verse 55

Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute?

هَـٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ Verse 56

This is a warner of the warners of old.

أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ Verse 57

The threatened Hour is nigh.

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ Verse 58

None beside Allah can disclose it.

أَفَمِنْ هَـٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ Verse 59

Marvel ye then at this statement,

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ Verse 60

And laugh and not weep,

وَأَنتُمْ سَامِدُونَ Verse 61

While ye amuse yourselves?

فَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ وَاعْبُدُوا ۩ Verse 62

Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.