Surah Najm

Verse by verse

1. بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

   Bismi Allahi ar‑Rahmani ar‑Rahim

   In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

2. 1

   وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

   Wan‑najmi idha hawa

   By the Star when it setteth,

3. 2

   مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

   Ma dalla sahibukum wama ghawa

   Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;

4. 3

   وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ

   Wama yantiqu 'ani al‑hawa

   Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.

5. 4

   إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

   In huwa illa wahyun yuha

   It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,

6. 5

   عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ

   'Allamahu shadidu al‑quwa

   Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,

7. 6

   ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ

   Dhu mirratin fastawa

   One vigorous; and he grew clear to view

8. 7

   وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

   Wahuwa bil-'ufuqi al‑a'la

   When he was on the uppermost horizon.

9. 8

   ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

   Thumma dana fatadalla

   Then he drew nigh and came down

10. 9

    فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

    Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

    Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,

11. 10

    فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ

    Fa'awha ila 'abdihi ma awha

    And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

12. 11

    مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

    Ma kadhaba al‑fu'adu ma ra'a

    The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.

13. 12

    أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

    Afatumarunahu 'ala ma yara

    Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?

14. 13

    وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

    Walaqad ra'ahu nazlatan ukhra

    And verily he saw him yet another time

15. 14

    عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

    'Inda sidrati al‑muntaha

    By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,

16. 15

    عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ

    'Indaha jannatu al‑ma'wa

    Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.

17. 16

    إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ

    Idh yaghsha as‑sidrata ma yaghsha

    When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,

18. 17

    مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

    Ma zagha al‑basaru wama tagha

    The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.

19. 18

    لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ

    Laqad ra'a min ayati Rabbihi al‑kubra

    Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.

20. 19

    أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ

    Afara'aytumu al‑lata wal-'uzza

    Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

21. 20

    وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ

    Wamanata ath‑thalithata al‑ukhra

    And Manat, the third, the other?

22. 21

    أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

    Alakumu adh‑dhakaru walahu al‑untha

    Are yours the males and His the females?

23. 22

    تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ

    Tilka idhan qismatun diza

    That indeed were an unfair division!

24. 23

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

    In hiya illa asma'un sammaytumuha antum wa'aba'ukum ma anzala Allahu biha min sultanin in yattabi'una illa az‑zanna wama tahwa al‑anfusu walaqad ja'ahum min Rabbihimu al‑huda

    They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.

25. 24

    أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

    Am lil‑insani ma tamanna

    Or shall man have what he coveteth?

26. 25

    فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Falillahi al‑akhiratu wal‑ula

    But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.

27. 26

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

    Wa kam min malakin fi as‑samawati la tughni shafa'atuhum shay'an illa min ba'di an ya'dhana Allahu liman yasha'u wa yarda

    And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.

28. 27

    إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ

    Inna alladhina la yu'minuna bi‑al‑akhirati layusammuna al‑mala'ikata tasmiyata al‑untha

    Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.

29. 28

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

    Wa ma lahum bihi min 'ilmin in yattabi'una illa az‑zanna wa inna az‑zanna la yughni mina al‑haqqi shay'a

    And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.

30. 29

    فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا

    Fa‑a'rid 'an man tawalla 'an dhikrina wa lam yurid illa al‑hayata ad‑dunya

    Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.

31. 30

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

    Dhalika mablaghuhum mina al-'ilmi inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabilihi wa huwa a'lamu bimani ihtada

    Such is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.

32. 31

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

    Wa lillahi ma fi as‑samawati wa ma fi al‑ardi liyajziya alladhina asa'u bima 'amilu wa yajziya alladhina ahsanu bi‑al‑husna

    And unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.

33. 32

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

    Alladhina yajtanibuna kaba'ira al‑ithmi wa al‑fawahisha illa al‑lamama inna rabbaka wasi'u al‑maghfirati huwa a'lamu bikum idh ansha'akum mina al‑ardi wa idh antum ajinnatun fi butuni ummahatikum fa la tuzakku anfusakum huwa a'lamu bimani ittaqa

    Those who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).

34. 33

    أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ

    Afa‑ra'ayta alladhi tawalla

    Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,

35. 34

    وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ

    Wa a'ta qalilan wa akda

    And gave a little, then was grudging?

36. 35

    أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ

    A'indahu 'ilmu al‑ghaybi fa huwa yara

    Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth?

37. 36

    أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

    Am lam yunabba' bima fi suhufi Musa

    Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

38. 37

    وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ

    Wa Ibrahima alladhi waffa

    And Abraham who paid his debt:

39. 38

    أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

    Alla taziru waziratun wizra ukhra

    That no laden one shall bear another's load,

40. 39

    وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

    Wa an laysa li‑al‑insani illa ma sa'a

    And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

41. 40

    وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

    Wa anna sa'yahu sawfa yura

    And that his effort will be seen.

42. 41

    ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ

    Thumma yujzahu al‑jaza'a al‑awfa

    And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment;

43. 42

    وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ

    Wa anna ila rabbika al‑muntaha

    And that thy Lord, He is the goal;

44. 43

    وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

    Wa annahu huwa adhaka wa abka

    And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep,

45. 44

    وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

    Wa annahu huwa amata wa ahya

    And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life;

46. 45

    وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ

    Wa annahu khalaqa az‑zawjayni adh‑dhakara wa al‑untha

    And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female,

47. 46

    مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

    Min nutfatin idha tumna

    From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth;

48. 47

    وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ

    Wa anna 'alayhi an‑nash'ata al‑ukhra

    And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth;

49. 48

    وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

    Wa annahu huwa aghna wa aqna

    And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth;

50. 49

    وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ

    Wa annahu huwa rabbu ash‑shi'ra

    And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius;

51. 50

    وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Wa annahu ahlaka 'adan al‑ula

    And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad,

52. 51

    وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ

    Wa thamuda fama abqa

    And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not;

53. 52

    وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

    Wa qawma Nuhin min qablu innahum kanu hum azlama wa atgha

    And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious;

54. 53

    وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ

    Wal‑mu'tafikata ahwa

    And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed

55. 54

    فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

    Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

    So that there covered them that which did cover.

56. 55

    فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

    Fabi'ayyi ala'i rabbika tatamara

    Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute?

57. 56

    هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ

    Hadha nadhirun mina an‑nudhuri al‑ula

    This is a warner of the warners of old.

58. 57

    أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ

    Azifati al‑azifah

    The threatened Hour is nigh.

59. 58

    لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

    Laysa laha min duni Allahi kashifah

    None beside Allah can disclose it.

60. 59

    أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

    Afamin hadha al‑hadithi ta'jabun

    Marvel ye then at this statement,

61. 60

    وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

    Wa tadhakuna wa la tabkun

    And laugh and not weep,

62. 61

    وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ

    Wa antum samidun

    While ye amuse yourselves?

63. 62

    فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩

    Fasjudu lillahi wa'budu

    Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him.

Text: The Qur'an, Arabic text in the Uthmani script (reading of Hafs from Asim). Meaning: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, translated by Marmaduke Pickthall, 1930. Copied word for word from the edition named here

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