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English - Chapter 53 - An-Najm
Translation by Wahiduddin Khan — Permalink
Verse 1 — Surah An-Najm 53:1
By the setting star
Verse 2 — Surah An-Najm 53:2
your companion has neither strayed nor is he misguided
Verse 3 — Surah An-Najm 53:3
nor does he speak out of his own desire
Verse 4 — Surah An-Najm 53:4
It [the Quran] is nothing but revelation sent down to him
Verse 5 — Surah An-Najm 53:5
He was taught by [an angel] who is mighty in power
Verse 6 — Surah An-Najm 53:6
and endowed with wisdom; who in time manifested himself
Verse 7 — Surah An-Najm 53:7
standing poised at the highest point on the horizon
Verse 8 — Surah An-Najm 53:8
then came down close
Verse 9 — Surah An-Najm 53:9
until he was two bow-lengths away or even closer
Verse 10 — Surah An-Najm 53:10
and revealed to God's servant what he revealed
Verse 11 — Surah An-Najm 53:11
The heart [of the Prophet] did not misconstrue what he saw
Verse 12 — Surah An-Najm 53:12
Will you then dispute with him as to what he saw
Verse 13 — Surah An-Najm 53:13
And certainly he saw him descend a second time
Verse 14 — Surah An-Najm 53:14
by the lote tree beyond which none may pass
Verse 15 — Surah An-Najm 53:15
by the Garden of [Eternal] Repose
Verse 16 — Surah An-Najm 53:16
when the lote tree was covered in mystic splendour
Verse 17 — Surah An-Najm 53:17
His sight did not waver nor was it unduly bold
Verse 18 — Surah An-Najm 53:18
He saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord
Verse 19 — Surah An-Najm 53:19
Have you really considered al-Lat and al-"Uzza
Verse 20 — Surah An-Najm 53:20
and the third one, Manat
Verse 21 — Surah An-Najm 53:21
What! For you the males and for Him the females
Verse 22 — Surah An-Najm 53:22
That indeed is an unfair division
Verse 23 — Surah An-Najm 53:23
these are nothing but names which you yourselves have devised, you and your forefathers. God has sent down no authority for them. They follow nothing but conjecture and what their own selves desire, even though guidance has already come to them from their Lord
Verse 24 — Surah An-Najm 53:24
Shall man have whatever he craves
Verse 25 — Surah An-Najm 53:25
But it is to God that the Hereafter and this world belong
Verse 26 — Surah An-Najm 53:26
There may be countless angels in heaven, but their intercession will be of no avail until God has given permission to those whom he chooses and accepts
Verse 27 — Surah An-Najm 53:27
Those who do not believe in the life to come call the angels by female names
Verse 28 — Surah An-Najm 53:28
They have no knowledge to base this on. They merely indulge in guess-work which can never replace the truth
Verse 29 — Surah An-Najm 53:29
So ignore those who turn away from Our revelation and seek nothing but the life of this world
Verse 30 — Surah An-Najm 53:30
That is the ultimate extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best those who stray from His path and He knows best those who follow His guidance
Verse 31 — Surah An-Najm 53:31
Everything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to God and so He will requite those who do evil in accordance with their deeds and will reward those left with that which is best, for those who do good
Verse 32 — Surah An-Najm 53:32
As for those who refrain from committing grave sins and indecent acts, though they may commit minor offences, your Lord is unstinting in His forgiveness. He knows you when He brings you out of the earth, and when you were embryos in the wombs of your mothers; so do not make claims to be pure. He knows best who is truly righteous
Verse 33 — Surah An-Najm 53:33
Have you [Prophet] considered the man who turned away
Verse 34 — Surah An-Najm 53:34
who at first gave a little, then later held back
Verse 35 — Surah An-Najm 53:35
Has he knowledge of the unseen, so that he sees
Verse 36 — Surah An-Najm 53:36
Has he not been made acquainted with what was written in the scriptures of Moses
Verse 37 — Surah An-Najm 53:37
And with Abraham who 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
and that man shall have only that for which he strives
Verse 40 — Surah An-Najm 53:40
and that [the fruit of] his striving shall soon be seen
Verse 41 — Surah An-Najm 53:41
and in the end he will be repaid for it in full
Verse 42 — Surah An-Najm 53:42
that all things in the end shall return to God
Verse 43 — Surah An-Najm 53:43
that it is He who brings laughter and tears
Verse 44 — Surah An-Najm 53:44
that it is He who causes death and gives life
Verse 45 — Surah An-Najm 53:45
and that He Himself created the two sexes: male and female
Verse 46 — Surah An-Najm 53:46
from an ejected drop of sperm
Verse 47 — Surah An-Najm 53:47
and that He will bring about the Second Creation
Verse 48 — Surah An-Najm 53:48
that it is He who gives wealth and possessions
Verse 49 — Surah An-Najm 53:49
that He is the Lord of Sirius
Verse 50 — Surah An-Najm 53:50
It was He who totally destroyed the former 'Ad
Verse 51 — Surah An-Najm 53:51
and Thamud tribes
Verse 52 — Surah An-Najm 53:52
and before them the people of Noah who were even more unjust and insolent
Verse 53 — Surah An-Najm 53:53
and He overthrew the subverted cities [of Sodom and Gomorrah]
Verse 54 — Surah An-Najm 53:54
and then covered them from sight forever
Verse 55 — Surah An-Najm 53:55
On which then of your Lord's signs do you cast doubt
Verse 56 — Surah An-Najm 53:56
This is a warning just like those of former times
Verse 57 — Surah An-Najm 53:57
The Hour that was to come draws ever nearer
Verse 58 — Surah An-Najm 53:58
None but God can avert it
Verse 59 — Surah An-Najm 53:59
Do you then find these tidings strange
Verse 60 — Surah An-Najm 53:60
Why do you laugh rather than weep
Verse 61 — Surah An-Najm 53:61
Will you remain proudly heedless
Verse 62 — Surah An-Najm 53:62
Prostrate yourselves before God, and worship Him alone