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English - Chapter 53 - An-Najm
Translation by Muhammad Sarwar — Permalink
Verse 1 — Surah An-Najm 53:1
By the declining star
Verse 2 — Surah An-Najm 53:2
your companion is not in error nor has he gone astray
Verse 3 — Surah An-Najm 53:3
He does not speak out of his own desires
Verse 4 — Surah An-Najm 53:4
It is a revelations which has been revealed to him
Verse 5 — Surah An-Najm 53:5
and taught to him
Verse 6 — Surah An-Najm 53:6
by the great mighty one (Gabriel)
Verse 7 — Surah An-Najm 53:7
the strong one who appeared on the uppermost horizon
Verse 8 — Surah An-Najm 53:8
He (Gabriel) then came nearer and nearer
Verse 9 — Surah An-Najm 53:9
until he was as close to him as the distance of two bows, or even less
Verse 10 — Surah An-Najm 53:10
He revealed to God's servant whatever he wanted
Verse 11 — Surah An-Najm 53:11
His (Muhammad's) heart did not lie to him about what his eyes had seen
Verse 12 — Surah An-Najm 53:12
Will you then argue with him about what he saw
Verse 13 — Surah An-Najm 53:13
He certainly saw him (Gabriel) during his other ascent
Verse 14 — Surah An-Najm 53:14
to the Lot-tree (in the seven heavens)
Verse 15 — Surah An-Najm 53:15
near which is Paradise
Verse 16 — Surah An-Najm 53:16
When the tree was covered with a covering
Verse 17 — Surah An-Najm 53:17
(Muhammad's) eyes did not deceive him, nor did they lead him to falsehood
Verse 18 — Surah An-Najm 53:18
He certainly saw the greatest (signs) of the existence of his Lord
Verse 19 — Surah An-Najm 53:19
(Can anything as such be considered true) of al-Lat, al-Uzza
Verse 20 — Surah An-Najm 53:20
and your third idol al-Manat (whom you considered as God's daughters)
Verse 21 — Surah An-Najm 53:21
Do sons belong to you and daughters to God
Verse 22 — Surah An-Najm 53:22
This is an unfair distinction
Verse 23 — Surah An-Najm 53:23
These are only names given by yourselves and your fathers. God has not given them any authority. They, (unbelievers), only follow mere conjecture and the desires of their souls, even though guidance has already come to them from their Lord
Verse 24 — Surah An-Najm 53:24
Can the human being have whatever he wishes
Verse 25 — Surah An-Najm 53:25
All that is in the life to come and all that is in this life belongs only to God
Verse 26 — Surah An-Najm 53:26
There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession will be of no benefit unless God grants such permission to whichever of them He wants
Verse 27 — Surah An-Najm 53:27
Only those who do not believe in the life hereafter call the angels, females. They have no knowledge about it
Verse 28 — Surah An-Najm 53:28
They only follow mere conjecture which can never sufficiently replace the Truth
Verse 29 — Surah An-Najm 53:29
(Muhammad), stay away from those who turn away from Our guidance and who do not desire anything except the worldly life
Verse 30 — Surah An-Najm 53:30
This is what the extent of their knowledge amounts to. Your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His path and who has been rightly guided
Verse 31 — Surah An-Najm 53:31
To God belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. In the end God will re-compense the evil doers for their deeds and reward the righteous ones for their deeds
Verse 32 — Surah An-Najm 53:32
Those who stay away from grave sins and indecency (should know that) for their trivial sins your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows best about you. When He created you from the earth and when you were embryos in your mother's wombs. Do not consider yourselves very great. God knows best who is the most righteous person
Verse 33 — Surah An-Najm 53:33
(Muhammad), have you ever seen the one who has turned away (from guidance)
Verse 34 — Surah An-Najm 53:34
and grudgingly spends very little for the cause of God
Verse 35 — Surah An-Najm 53:35
Does he possess the knowledge of the unseen, thus, he sees (all things)
Verse 36 — Surah An-Najm 53:36
Has not he been informed of the contents of the Book of Moses
Verse 37 — Surah An-Najm 53:37
and about Abraham who fulfilled his duty (to God)
Verse 38 — Surah An-Najm 53:38
Certainly no one will bear the responsibility of the sins of another
Verse 39 — Surah An-Najm 53:39
nor can man achieve anything without hard labor
Verse 40 — Surah An-Najm 53:40
He will certainly see the result of his labor
Verse 41 — Surah An-Najm 53:41
and will be fully recompensed for his deeds
Verse 42 — Surah An-Najm 53:42
To your Lord will all things eventually return
Verse 43 — Surah An-Najm 53:43
It is He who causes laughter and weeping
Verse 44 — Surah An-Najm 53:44
It is He who causes death and gives life
Verse 45 — Surah An-Najm 53:45
It is He who has created spouses, male and female
Verse 46 — Surah An-Najm 53:46
from a discharged living germ
Verse 47 — Surah An-Najm 53:47
and on Him depends the life hereafter
Verse 48 — Surah An-Najm 53:48
It is He who grants people temporary and durable wealth
Verse 49 — Surah An-Najm 53:49
It is He who is the Lord of Sirius
Verse 50 — Surah An-Najm 53:50
It is He who utterly destroyed the ancient tribes of Ad
Verse 51 — Surah An-Najm 53:51
Verse 52 — Surah An-Najm 53:52
and the people of Noah; they were the most unjust and rebellious people
Verse 53 — Surah An-Najm 53:53
It is He who turned upside down the people of Lot
Verse 54 — Surah An-Najm 53:54
and covered them with torment
Verse 55 — Surah An-Najm 53:55
About which of the bounties of your Lord can they persistently dispute
Verse 56 — Surah An-Najm 53:56
This is a (Prophet) like that of the ancient warners (Prophets)
Verse 57 — Surah An-Najm 53:57
The Day of Judgment is drawing nearer
Verse 58 — Surah An-Najm 53:58
No one besides God can rescue a soul from hardship
Verse 59 — Surah An-Najm 53:59
Does this statement seem strange to them
Verse 60 — Surah An-Najm 53:60
and do they laugh instead of weeping
Verse 61 — Surah An-Najm 53:61
indulging in carelessly idle games
Verse 62 — Surah An-Najm 53:62
So prostrate yourselves before God and worship him