English - Chapter 53 - An-Najm

By the star when it sets

Your companion neither went astray nor was he misled

nor does he speak out of (his own) desire

It is nothing but a communication, communicated

One (Jibraeel) severe in strength, made it known to him

(he) possesses vigor so he sought equilibrium

when he was on the high horizon

Then he came near and he came down

and was at a distance of two bows, length or closer

then he communicated to His servant that which he communicated

The heart did not lie (in communicating) what it saw

What ! do you dispute with him as to what he saw

And he indeed saw him (Jibraeel) in another descent

near the farthest lote tree

near which is the garden for staying

when that covered the lote tree which covered

The sight neither deviated nor exceeded the limits

Did you (ever) see Al Lat and Al Uzza

and Manat the third (and) the last (idol)

What! for you the males and for Him the females

Then that is an unfair division

They are nothing but names which you have named, you and your fathers, for which God has not sent down any authority. They follow nothing but conjecture and that which their souls desire, though the guidance has come to them from their Lord

Or, shall man have what (all) he desires

But God’s is the hereafter (future) and the former (past)

And how many an angel is there in the skies, whose recommendation will be of no use in anything, except after God gives permission to whom He wills and pleases

Those who do not believe in the hereafter certainly name the angels with female names

and they do not have any knowledge about it, they follow nothing but conjecture, and conjecture is certainly of no use in anything compared to the truth

So keep away from him who turns away from Our remembrance and desires nothing but the life of this world

That is the (ultimate) reach of their knowledge. Your Lord certainly knows best, him who goes astray from His way, and He knows best, him who receives guidance

And whatever is in the skies and whatever is in the earth is God’s that He may reward those who do evil for that which they did and (that) He may reward those who do good with (something) better

Those who avoid great sins and indecencies except small faults, (then) your Lord is certainly Ample in protectively forgiving (them). He knew you best when He produced you from the earth and when you were hidden in the wombs of your mothers, therefore do not attribute purity to yourselves. He knows best him who guards (against evil)

Did you not see him who turns his back

and gives a little and withholds

Has he with him the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees

Or was he not informed of that which was in the books of Moses

and Abraham, who fulfilled (his responsibility by informing)

that no bearer of burden will bear the burden of another

and that there is nothing for man except that which he strives for

and that his striving will be seen

then he will be rewarded for it with a full reward

and that towards your Lord is the (ultimate) goal

and that it is He Who makes (one) laugh and makes (one) weep

and that it is He Who gives death and gives life

and that He created the pairs, the male and the female

from the sperm when it was poured

and that on Him is (the responsibility of) the later production (creation after death)

and that it is He Who gives riches and satisfaction

and that He is the Lord of the (star) Sirius

and that He destroyed the ancient Aad

and Thamud, He did not allow to remain

and the people of Noah earlier, because they were more unjust and more rebellious

and the overthrown cities, He overthrew

so there covered them that which covered

So which of the bounties of your Lord will you dispute about

This is a warner like the ancient warners

The approaching one draws near

none besides God can expose it

Do you then wonder at this statement

and you laugh and do not weep

while you are involved in vanities (being heedless of your duty)

Therefore bow down before God and serve (Him)