Surah An-Najm

وَاَلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوٜ يٰ

(Allah swears) by the star, as it sets

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوٜ يٰ

Your companion, (Muhammad, SAW), did not err, nor was he duped

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ اِ۬لۡهَوٜ يٰٓ

For, he does not speak what he wishes

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيࣱ يُوحٜ يٰ

(Instead), it is the revelation sent to him

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ اُ۬لۡقُوٜ يٰ

A mighty being has taught him

ذُو مِرَّةࣲ فَاَسۡتَوٜ يٰ

The one with strength, (the angel Gibra´eel) who manifested himself (in his true form)

وَهۡوَ بِالۡأُفُقِ اِ۬لۡأَعۡلٜ يٰ

At the highest horizon

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلّٜ يٰ

He then, came closer and hovered

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنٜ يٰ

He was two bow-lengths away, or (even) less

فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحٜ يٰ

Thus, he conveyed to the servant of Allah the revelation

مَا كَذَبَ اَ۬لۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأ۪يٰٓ

(The prophet´s) mind did not refute what he saw

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَر۪يٰ

Would you then quarrel with him, concerning what he (actually) saw

وَلَقَدۡ رَء۪اهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡر۪يٰ

And he, (Muhammad, SAW), certainly saw the angel (in his true form) another time, too

عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ اِ۬لۡمُنتَهٜ يٰ

Near the farthest bound of the Lotus tree

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ اُ۬لۡمَأۡوٜ يٰٓ

Close by, is the abode of the (promised) paradise

إِذۡ يَغۡشَى اَ۬لسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشٜ يٰ

The Lotus tree was veiled over by (the nameless splendor), that which covered it (entirely)

مَا زَاغَ اَ۬لۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغٜ يٰ

He (Muhammad, SAW) was not awe-struck, or aghast; nor did his eyes stray

لَقَدۡ رَأ۪يٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ اِ۬لۡكُبۡر۪يٰٓ

He definitely saw one of the greatest signs of his Lord

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ اُ۬للَّٰتَ وَاَلۡعُزّٜ يٰ

Have you, (oh idolaters), considered (the reality of) ´Laat´ and ´Uzza´ _ (the false goddesses of Arabia)

وَمَنَوٰةَ اَ۬لثَّالِثَةَ اَ۬لۡأُخۡر۪يٰٓ

And the third, the ´Manaat´ _ (the other false goddess)

أَلَكُمُ اُ۬لذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ اُ۬لۡأُنثٜ يٰ

(What)? the male offspring are for you, (humans) and for Him are the females

تِلۡكَ إِذࣰ ا قِسۡمَةࣱ ضِيزٜ يٰٓ

This is, of course, an unfair allocation

إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءࣱ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ اَ۬للَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا اَ۬لظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى اَ۬لۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَد جَّآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمِ اِ۬لۡهُدٜ يٰٓ

These are nothing but names that you and your forefathers have conjured up. Allah has not granted any sanction for it. Although guidance from their Lord has certainly come to them, yet they merely follow their (guesses and) hunches, or whatever their desires dictate

أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنّٜ يٰ

Should man have whatever he desires

فَلِلَّهِ اِ۬لۡأٓخِرَةُ وَاَلۡأُولٜ يٰ

But to Allah belongs the end, (the life-to-come), as well as the beginning, (the life of this world)

۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكࣲ فِي اِ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ اَ۬للَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضٜ يٰٓ

There are many angels in the heavens. But their intercessions would not help anyone a bit, unless Allah allows such specific mediation in favor of whomever He wills, and pleases

إِنَّ اَ۬لَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِالۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ اَ۬لۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ اَ۬لۡأُنثٜ يٰ

In fact, those who do not believe in the afterlife are actually the ones who give the angels the female names (and gender)

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا اَ۬لظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ اَ۬لظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ اَ۬لۡحَقِّ شَيۡـࣰٔ اۚ

About this they definitely have no knowledge. They merely go by their assumptions, but when it comes to (the search for) the truth, the assumptions do not help a bit

فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا اَ۬لۡحَيَوٰةَ اَ۬لدُّنۡيٜ ا

So ignore the ones who turn away from Our reminder, and desire only the life of this world

ذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ اَ۬لۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهۡوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اِ۪هۡتَدٜ يٰ

That is the extent (and limit) of their knowledge! Indeed, your Lord knows best who has strayed from His path; and He also knows the rightly guided ones

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي اِ۬لسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي اِ۬لۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ اَ۬لَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ اَ۬لَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِالۡحُسۡنَى

To Allah belongs everything in the heavens and everything on earth. So that, He may punish rightfully and in accordance with their deeds, those who commit evil; and so that He may bestow the excellent rewards upon those who are righteous

اَ۬لَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ اَ۬لۡإِثۡمِ وَاَلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا اَ۬للَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ اُ۬لۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ اَ۬لۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةࣱ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اِ۪تَّقٜ يٰٓ

If those who steer clear of the grave sins and the shameful vile deeds stumble and err, (let them remember that) Allah abounds in forgiveness. He knows you so well, ever since He created you and established you on earth, ever since you were but a germ in your mother´s belly. Therefore, do not profess purity and piety for yourself. Allah knows better the one who is pious

أَفَرَءَيۡتَ اَ۬لَّذِي تَوَلّٜ يٰ

Did you see the one who turned away

وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلࣰ ا وَأَكۡدٜ يٰٓ

Gave a little, then held back

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ اُ۬لۡغَيۡبِ فَهۡوَ يَر۪يٰٓ

Does he have the knowledge of the unseen? Can he perceive it

أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسٜ يٰ

Does he not have any knowledge of what is (revealed) in the book of Musa

وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ اَ۬لَّذِي وَفّٜ يٰٓ

Or Ibraheem, who honored his pledge

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةࣱ وِزۡرَ أُخۡر۪يٰ

That no one shall carry the burden of any other

وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعٜ يٰ

That man deserves nothing, except for what he strives

وَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُر۪يٰ

That very soon, (the results of) his efforts shall become apparent

ثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ اُ۬لۡجَزَآءَ اَ۬لۡأَوۡفٜ يٰ

Then, he would be rewarded to the maximum extent

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ اَ۬لۡمُنتَهٜ يٰ

And that with your Lord is the conclusion (of the saga of life)

۞وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكٜ يٰ

And He it is, Who makes you laugh and cry

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيٜ ا

And He it is, Who gives you death and life

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ اَ۬لزَّوۡجَيۡنِ اِ۬لذَّكَرَ وَاَلۡأُنثٜ يٰ

And He it is, Who created (you in) pairs _ male and female

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنٜ يٰ

From the sperm as it is emitted

وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ اِ۬لنَّشَآءَةَ اَ۬لۡأُخۡر۪يٰ

And resurrection (the birth into the afterlife) is (an obligation) upon Him

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنٜ يٰ

And it is He, Who grants (His provisions) in abundance, or just enough

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ اُ۬لشِّعۡر۪يٰ

And He is the Lord of (the star), Sirius

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادࣰ ا اَ۬لُّاولٜ يٰ

He destroyed the ´Aads´ of the former (era)

وَثَمُودࣰ ا فَمَآ أَبۡقٜ يٰ

And the ´Samoods´! None (of the rebels) did He spare

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغٜ يٰ

And the nation of Nooh before them! Indeed they were wicked and wanton

وَاَلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوٜ يٰ

And He it is, Who overturned the cities lying upside down _ (the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah)

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشّٜ يٰ

That, which covered those cities, covered them completely

فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَار۪يٰ

(Oh humans)! Which one of the (many) blessings of your Lord would you ignore

هَٰذَا نَذِيرࣱ مِّنَ اَ۬لنُّذُرِ اِ۬لۡأُولٜ يٰٓ

This (prophet) is a warner! Like the earlier warners

أَزِفَتِ اِ۬لۡأٓزِفَةُ

That day, which is destined to arrive _ (the day of resurrection) _ is approaching fast

لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اِ۬للَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

Except Allah, no one can prevent its arrival

أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا اَ۬لۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ

(Oh you who disbelieve)! Do you express amazement at this Qur´an

وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ

You laugh and do not cry

وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ

Haughtily, you hold your heads high

فَاَسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَاَعۡبُدُواْ۩

(Instead, you better bow down your head), fall prostrate before Allah and worship