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English - Chapter 53 - An-Najm
Translation by Farook Malik — Permalink
Verse 1 — Surah An-Najm 53:1
By the star when it sets
Verse 2 — Surah An-Najm 53:2
your companion (Muhammad) is neither astray, nor misguided
Verse 3 — Surah An-Najm 53:3
nor does he speak out of his own desire
Verse 4 — Surah An-Najm 53:4
This Qur’an is but an inspired revelation
Verse 5 — Surah An-Najm 53:5
He is being taught by one who is mighty powerful (angel Gabriel)
Verse 6 — Surah An-Najm 53:6
the one free from defects who became stable in the view
Verse 7 — Surah An-Najm 53:7
He stood poised at the uppermost horizon
Verse 8 — Surah An-Najm 53:8
then he drew near, coming closer
Verse 9 — Surah An-Najm 53:9
within the length of two bows or even closer
Verse 10 — Surah An-Najm 53:10
and revealed to Allah's servant (Muhammad) that what he was supposed to reveal
Verse 11 — Surah An-Najm 53:11
His (Muhammad’s) own heart did not deny that which he saw
Verse 12 — Surah An-Najm 53:12
How can you, O unbelievers then, question what he saw
Verse 13 — Surah An-Najm 53:13
And he (Muhammad) saw him once again
Verse 14 — Surah An-Najm 53:14
near Sidra-tul-Muntaha (the Lote-tree at the farthest end of the seven heavens, beyond which none can pass)
Verse 15 — Surah An-Najm 53:15
Near it is Janna-tul-M’awa (the rest-house of paradise)
Verse 16 — Surah An-Najm 53:16
When that Lote-tree was covered with what covered it
Verse 17 — Surah An-Najm 53:17
his eyes did not turn aside nor did they exceed the limit
Verse 18 — Surah An-Najm 53:18
and he did indeed see some of his Lord’s greatest signs
Verse 19 — Surah An-Najm 53:19
Have you ever seen LAt and Uzza
Verse 20 — Surah An-Najm 53:20
and another, the third Manat (names of Arabian idols, claimed by the pagans of Mecca to be the daughters of Allah)
Verse 21 — Surah An-Najm 53:21
Are you to have sons, and He the daughters
Verse 22 — Surah An-Najm 53:22
This indeed is an unfair division
Verse 23 — Surah An-Najm 53:23
These (LAt, Uzza and ManAt) are nothing but names which you and your forefathers have invented, for Allah has vested no authority in them. The unbelievers follow nothing but mere conjecture and the whims of their own souls, even though right guidance has already come to them from their Lord
Verse 24 — Surah An-Najm 53:24
Or should man have whatever he wishes
Verse 25 — Surah An-Najm 53:25
Nay! To Allah belongs the hereafter and this present life
Verse 26 — Surah An-Najm 53:26
How many are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession can avail none unless Allah gives them permission in favor of whom He wants and is pleased with
Verse 27 — Surah An-Najm 53:27
Those who do not believe in the hereafter give the angels the female names of goddesses
Verse 28 — Surah An-Najm 53:28
But they have no knowledge of it. They follow mere conjecture; and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all
Verse 29 — Surah An-Najm 53:29
Therefore, neglect those who ignore Our warnings and seek only the life of this world
Verse 30 — Surah An-Najm 53:30
This is the sum of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows who have strayed from His path, and who are rightly guided
Verse 31 — Surah An-Najm 53:31
To Allah belongs all that is in the heavens and in the earth, so that He may requite the evildoers according to their deeds, and richly reward those who do good deeds
Verse 32 — Surah An-Najm 53:32
To those who avoid the major sins and shameful deeds and are guilty of only small offense, surely for them your Lord will have abundant forgiveness. He knew you well when He created you from earth and when you were just embryos in your mother’s wombs, therefore, do not claim piety for yourselves. He knows best who is really Godfearing pious
Verse 33 — Surah An-Najm 53:33
Have you seen the one who (Walid bin Mughirah, who was willing to embrace Islam, but upon someone’s promise to take the responsibility of getting the punishment on his behalf in lieu of certain amount of money, he) turned away
Verse 34 — Surah An-Najm 53:34
He gave a little from the promised amount then stopped
Verse 35 — Surah An-Najm 53:35
Does he possess the knowledge of the unseen that he could see reality
Verse 36 — Surah An-Najm 53:36
Or has he not been notified about what was in the scrolls of Moses
Verse 37 — Surah An-Najm 53:37
and of Abraham who always kept his word
Verse 38 — Surah An-Najm 53:38
That no soul shall bear the burden of another
Verse 39 — Surah An-Najm 53:39
that there shall be nothing for a man except what he strives for
Verse 40 — Surah An-Najm 53:40
that his striving shall be scrutinized
Verse 41 — Surah An-Najm 53:41
that he shall be fully rewarded for it
Verse 42 — Surah An-Najm 53:42
that to your Lord is the final goal
Verse 43 — Surah An-Najm 53:43
that it is He Who grants laughter and tears
Verse 44 — Surah An-Najm 53:44
that it is He Who ordains death and life
Verse 45 — Surah An-Najm 53:45
that it is He Who has created in pairs, the male and the female
Verse 46 — Surah An-Najm 53:46
from a drop of ejaculated semen
Verse 47 — Surah An-Najm 53:47
that it rests upon Him to grant the second life (the life of hereafter)
Verse 48 — Surah An-Najm 53:48
that it is He Who gives wealth and property
Verse 49 — Surah An-Najm 53:49
that He is even the Lord of the Sirius (dog star whom the pagans used to worship)
Verse 50 — Surah An-Najm 53:50
and that it is He Who destroyed the people of ‘Ad
Verse 51 — Surah An-Najm 53:51
then the people of Thamud, sparing no one
Verse 52 — Surah An-Najm 53:52
and before them the people of Noah, who were the most unjust and rebellious
Verse 53 — Surah An-Najm 53:53
And also destroyed the Mu’tafikah (Overthrown Cities of Sodom and Gomorrah)
Verse 54 — Surah An-Najm 53:54
who were smitten by the scourge that smote them
Verse 55 — Surah An-Najm 53:55
Then which of your Lord’s blessings would you doubt
Verse 56 — Surah An-Najm 53:56
This Warner (Muhammad) is just like the earlier warners
Verse 57 — Surah An-Najm 53:57
The ever approaching (the Day of Judgment) is drawing near
Verse 58 — Surah An-Najm 53:58
none but Allah can disclose it
Verse 59 — Surah An-Najm 53:59
Do you then wonder at this revelation
Verse 60 — Surah An-Najm 53:60
and laugh instead of weeping
Verse 61 — Surah An-Najm 53:61
Rather you are wasting your time
Verse 62 — Surah An-Najm 53:62
prostrate yourselves before Allah and worship Him while you can