النجم

Surah An-Najm, verse 1

وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

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By the star as it goes down.

Surah An-Najm, verse 2

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

Your friend has not gone astray, nor has he erred.

Surah An-Najm, verse 3

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ

Nor does he speak out of desire.

Surah An-Najm, verse 4

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌۭ يُوحَىٰ

It is but a revelation revealed.

Surah An-Najm, verse 5

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ

Taught to him by the Extremely Powerful.

Surah An-Najm, verse 6

ذُو مِرَّةٍۢ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ

The one of vigor. He settled.

Surah An-Najm, verse 7

وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

While he was at the highest horizon.

Surah An-Najm, verse 8

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Then he came near, and hovered around.

Surah An-Najm, verse 9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

He was within two bows' length, or closer.

Surah An-Najm, verse 10

فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ

Then He revealed to His servant what He revealed.

Surah An-Najm, verse 11

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

The heart did not lie about what it saw.

Surah An-Najm, verse 12

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

Will you dispute with him concerning what he saw?

Surah An-Najm, verse 13

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

He saw him on another descent.

Surah An-Najm, verse 14

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

At the Lotus Tree of the Extremity.

Surah An-Najm, verse 15

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ

Near which is the Garden of Repose.

Surah An-Najm, verse 16

إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ

As there covered the Lotus Tree what covered it.

Surah An-Najm, verse 17

مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

The sight did not waver, nor did it exceed.

Surah An-Najm, verse 18

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

He saw some of the Great Signs of his Lord.

Surah An-Najm, verse 19

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ

Have you considered al-Lat and al-Uzza?

Surah An-Najm, verse 20

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ

And Manat, the third one, the other?

Surah An-Najm, verse 21

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

Are you to have the males, and He the females?

Surah An-Najm, verse 22

تِلْكَ إِذًۭا قِسْمَةٌۭ ضِيزَىٰٓ

What a bizarre distribution.

Surah An-Najm, verse 23

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌۭ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ

These are nothing but names, which you have devised, you and your ancestors, for which God sent down no authority. They follow nothing but assumptions, and what the ego desires, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord.

Surah An-Najm, verse 24

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

Or is the human being to have whatever he desires?

Surah An-Najm, verse 25

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

To God belong the Last and the First.

Surah An-Najm, verse 26

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍۢ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ

How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?

Surah An-Najm, verse 27

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give the angels the names of females.

Surah An-Najm, verse 28

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًۭٔا

They have no knowledge of that. They only follow assumptions, and assumptions are no substitute for the truth.

Surah An-Najm, verse 29

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

So avoid him who has turned away from Our remembrance, and desires nothing but the present life.

Surah An-Najm, verse 30

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ

That is the extent of their knowledge. Your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path, and He knows best who has accepted guidance.

Surah An-Najm, verse 31

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى

To God belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on earth. He will repay those who do evil according to their deeds, and recompense those who do good with the best.

Surah An-Najm, verse 32

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌۭ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ

Those who avoid gross sins and indecencies-except for minor lapses-your Lord is of Vast Forgiveness. He knows you well, ever since He created you from the earth, and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not acclaim your own virtue; He is fully aware of the righteous.

Surah An-Najm, verse 33

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ

Have you considered him who turned away?

Surah An-Najm, verse 34

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًۭا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

And gave a little, and held back?

Surah An-Najm, verse 35

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

Does he possess knowledge of the unseen, and can therefore foresee?

Surah An-Najm, verse 36

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

Or was he not informed of what is in the Scrolls of Moses?

Surah An-Najm, verse 37

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ

And of Abraham, who fulfilled?

Surah An-Najm, verse 38

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

That no soul bears the burdens of another soul.

Surah An-Najm, verse 39

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

And that the human being attains only what he strives for.

Surah An-Najm, verse 40

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

And that his efforts will be witnessed.

Surah An-Najm, verse 41

ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ

Then he will be rewarded for it the fullest reward.

Surah An-Najm, verse 42

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

And that to your Lord is the finality.

Surah An-Najm, verse 43

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

And that it is He who causes laughter and weeping.

Surah An-Najm, verse 44

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

And that it is He who gives death and life.

Surah An-Najm, verse 45

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ

And that it is He who created the two kinds-the male and the female.

Surah An-Najm, verse 46

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

From a sperm drop, when emitted.

Surah An-Najm, verse 47

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ

And that upon Him is the next existence.

Surah An-Najm, verse 48

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

And that it is He who enriches and impoverishes.

Surah An-Najm, verse 49

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius.

Surah An-Najm, verse 50

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

And that it is He who destroyed the first Aad.

Surah An-Najm, verse 51

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

And Thamood, sparing no one.

Surah An-Najm, verse 52

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

And the people of Noah before that; for they were most unjust and most oppressive.

Surah An-Najm, verse 53

وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ

And He toppled the ruined cities.

Surah An-Najm, verse 54

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

And covered them with whatever covered them.

Surah An-Najm, verse 55

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

So which of your Lord's marvels can you deny?

Surah An-Najm, verse 56

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

This is a warning, just like the first warnings.

Surah An-Najm, verse 57

أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ

The inevitable is imminent.

Surah An-Najm, verse 58

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

None besides God can unveil it.

Surah An-Najm, verse 59

أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

Do you marvel at this discourse?

Surah An-Najm, verse 60

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

And laugh, and do not weep?

Surah An-Najm, verse 61

وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ

Lost in your frivolity?

Surah An-Najm, verse 62

فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩

So bow down to God, and worship!