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English - Chapter 53 - An-Najm
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Verse 1 — Surah An-Najm 53:1
By The Star as it sets
Verse 2 — Surah An-Najm 53:2
your companion has neither strayed nor is he misguided
Verse 3 — Surah An-Najm 53:3
He does not speak from some whim
Verse 4 — Surah An-Najm 53:4
it is merely inspiration that is revealed [to him]
Verse 5 — Surah An-Najm 53:5
Someone firm in strength has taught him
Verse 6 — Surah An-Najm 53:6
someone possessing such ability that he soared up
Verse 7 — Surah An-Najm 53:7
and stood, poised at the highest [point on the] horizon
Verse 8 — Surah An-Najm 53:8
Then he approached and came right down
Verse 9 — Surah An-Najm 53:9
and stood two bow-lengths off or even closer
Verse 10 — Surah An-Najm 53:10
He inspired whatever he inspired in His servant
Verse 11 — Surah An-Najm 53:11
His vitals did not deny whatever he saw
Verse 12 — Surah An-Najm 53:12
Yet will you (all) distrust him about what he [actually] saw
Verse 13 — Surah An-Najm 53:13
He saw him in another descent
Verse 14 — Surah An-Najm 53:14
near the Hawthorne on the Boundary
Verse 15 — Surah An-Najm 53:15
alongside the Garden of Repose
Verse 16 — Surah An-Najm 53:16
When whatever covered the Hawthorn covered it
Verse 17 — Surah An-Najm 53:17
his eyesight did not falter nor was it carried away
Verse 18 — Surah An-Najm 53:18
He saw some of his Lord´s greatest signs
Verse 19 — Surah An-Najm 53:19
Have you (all) considered al-Lat and al-Uzza
Verse 20 — Surah An-Najm 53:20
and Manat the other [who ranks] in third place
Verse 21 — Surah An-Najm 53:21
Do you have sons while He has daughters
Verse 22 — Surah An-Najm 53:22
That would then be an unfair attribution
Verse 23 — Surah An-Najm 53:23
They are only some names which you and your forefathers have called them; God has not sent down any authority for them. They merely follow conjecture and something their souls fancy. Yet guidance has already reached them from their Lord
Verse 24 — Surah An-Najm 53:24
Or may man have anything he hankers for
Verse 25 — Surah An-Najm 53:25
Yet God still holds the Last as well as the First
Verse 26 — Surah An-Najm 53:26
How many angels are there in Heaven whose intercession does not help in any way except after God permits it, for whomever He wishes and approves of
Verse 27 — Surah An-Najm 53:27
The ones who do not believe in the Hereafter call the angels by the names of females
Verse 28 — Surah An-Najm 53:28
Yet they have no knowledge about it; they only follow guesswork. Conjecture will not help out in any way against the Truth
Verse 29 — Surah An-Najm 53:29
so shun anyone who avoids mentioning Us and only wants [to enjoy] worldly life
Verse 30 — Surah An-Najm 53:30
that will be their range of knowledge. Your Lord is quite Aware as to who has strayed from His path, just as He is quite Aware as to who is guided
Verse 31 — Surah An-Najm 53:31
God possesses whatever is in Heaven and whatever is on Earth, so He may reward the ones who commit evil according to whatever they have done while He rewards the ones who act kindly with [equal] kindness
Verse 32 — Surah An-Najm 53:32
Those who refrain from the greatest vices and sexual offences, except for oversights (will find] your Lord is Boundless when it comes to forgiveness. He was quite Aware of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were still embryos in your mothers´ wombs. Do not try to justify yourselves; He is quite Aware as to who has done his duty
Verse 33 — Surah An-Najm 53:33
Have you seen someone who turns away
Verse 34 — Surah An-Najm 53:34
He has given little, and even skimps at that
Verse 35 — Surah An-Najm 53:35
Has he such knowledge about the Unseen that he can (actually) see [it]
Verse 36 — Surah An-Najm 53:36
Or has he not been notified about what was on Moses´ scrolls
Verse 37 — Surah An-Najm 53:37
and on Abraham´s, who always kept his word
Verse 38 — Surah An-Najm 53:38
That no burdened soul shall bear another´s burden
Verse 39 — Surah An-Najm 53:39
That everyman receives only what he makes an effort for
Verse 40 — Surah An-Najm 53:40
so his effort shall be noticed
Verse 41 — Surah An-Najm 53:41
then he will be rewarded to the fullest extent
Verse 42 — Surah An-Najm 53:42
And that towards your Lord lies the final End
Verse 43 — Surah An-Najm 53:43
and He makes (us) both laugh and cry
Verse 44 — Surah An-Najm 53:44
He brings death and grants life
Verse 45 — Surah An-Najm 53:45
He has created both sexes, male and female
Verse 46 — Surah An-Najm 53:46
from a drop of semen which has been ejected
Verse 47 — Surah An-Najm 53:47
On Him [rests your] next appearance
Verse 48 — Surah An-Najm 53:48
He grants wealth and riches
Verse 49 — Surah An-Najm 53:49
He is even Lord of the Dogstar
Verse 50 — Surah An-Najm 53:50
Yet He wiped out the first [nation] of Ad
Verse 51 — Surah An-Najm 53:51
and Thamud, and left nothing over
Verse 52 — Surah An-Najm 53:52
and even Noah´s folk previously, who had been most unjust and arrogant
Verse 53 — Surah An-Najm 53:53
And he fell upon the Overthrown [Towns]
Verse 54 — Surah An-Najm 53:54
and covered them up with whatever covered them
Verse 55 — Surah An-Najm 53:55
So which of your Lord´s benefits will you distrust
Verse 56 — Surah An-Najm 53:56
This is a warner just like the early warners
Verse 57 — Surah An-Najm 53:57
What is imminent is approaching
Verse 58 — Surah An-Najm 53:58
there is nothing besides God to remove it
Verse 59 — Surah An-Najm 53:59
Are you amazed at this report
Verse 60 — Surah An-Najm 53:60
You laugh, and do not weep
Verse 61 — Surah An-Najm 53:61
while you hold your heads so high
Verse 62 — Surah An-Najm 53:62
Bow down on your knees to God and worship [Him]