بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ١
Wannajmi itha hawa. By the star when it descends,
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ ٢
Ma dalla sahibukum wamaghawa. Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ ٣
Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa. Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيٞ يُوحَىٰ ٤
In huwa illa wahyun yooha. It is not but a revelation revealed,
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ ٥
AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa. Taught to him by one intense in strength -
ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ ٦
Thoo mirratin fastawa. One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٧
Wahuwa bil-ofuqi al-aAAla. While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ٨
Thumma dana fatadalla. Then he approached and descended
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ٩
Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna. And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ ١٠
Faawha ila AAabdihi maawha. And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ١١
Ma kathaba alfu-adu maraa. The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ١٢
Afatumaroonahu AAala mayara. So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ١٣
Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra. And he certainly saw him in another descent
عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ١٤
AAinda sidrati almuntaha. At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ ١٥
AAindaha jannatu alma'wa. Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ ١٦
Ith yaghsha assidratama yaghsha. When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ١٧
Ma zagha albasaru wamatagha. The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ ١٨
Laqad raa min ayatirabbihi alkubra. He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ ١٩
Afaraaytumu allata walAAuzza. So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ ٢٠
Wamanata aththalithataal-okhra. And Manat, the third - the other one?
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٢١
Alakumu aththakaru walahual-ontha. Is the male for you and for Him the female?
تِلۡكَ إِذٗا قِسۡمَةٞ ضِيزَىٰٓ ٢٢
Tilka ithan qismatun deeza. That, then, is an unjust division.
إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٞ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ٢٣
In hiya illa asmaonsammaytumooha antum waabaokum maanzala Allahu biha min sultanin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wamatahwa al-anfusu walaqad jaahum min rabbihimu alhuda. They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.
أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ٢٤
Am lil-insani ma tamanna. Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٢٥
Falillahi al-akhiratu wal-oola. Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡــًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ ٢٦
Wakam min malakin fee assamawatila tughnee shafaAAatuhum shay-an illa minbaAAdi an ya'thana Allahu liman yashao wayarda. And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٢٧
Inna allatheena la yu'minoonabil-akhirati layusammoona almala-ikatatasmiyata al-ontha. Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡــٔٗا ٢٨
Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wa-innaaththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqishay-a. And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ٢٩
FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAanthikrina walam yurid illa alhayataaddunya. So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.
ذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ٣٠
Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmiinna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihiwahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada. That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓــُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى ٣١
Walillahi ma fee assamawatiwama fee al-ardi liyajziya allatheena asaoobima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoobilhusna. And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةٞ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ ٣٢
Allatheena yajtaniboona kaba-iraal-ithmi walfawahisha illa allamama innarabbaka wasiAAu almaghfirati huwa aAAlamu bikum ithanshaakum mina al-ardi wa-ith antum ajinnatun feebutooni ommahatikum fala tuzakkoo anfusakumhuwa aAAlamu bimani ittaqa. Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ ٣٣
Afaraayta allathee tawalla. Have you seen the one who turned away
وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ ٣٤
WaaAAta qaleelan waakda. And gave a little and [then] refrained?
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ٣٥
aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara. Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ٣٦
Am lam yunabba' bima fee suhufimoosa. Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses
وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّىٰٓ ٣٧
Wa-ibraheema allathee waffa. And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ٣٨
Alla taziru waziratun wizraokhra. That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ٣٩
Waan laysa lil-insani illa masaAAa. And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُرَىٰ ٤٠
Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura. And that his effort is going to be seen -
ثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَآءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ ٤١
Thumma yujzahu aljazaa al-awfa. Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ٤٢
Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha. And that to your Lord is the finality
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ ٤٣
Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka. And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا ٤٤
Waannahu huwa amata waahya. And that it is He who causes death and gives life
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ٤٥
Waannahu khalaqa azzawjayni aththakarawal-ontha. And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ ٤٦
Min nutfatin itha tumna. From a sperm-drop when it is emitted
وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ ٤٧
Waanna AAalayhi annash-ata al-okhra. And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ ٤٨
Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna. And that it is He who enriches and suffices
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ ٤٩
Waannahu huwa rabbu ashshiAAra. And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ٥٠
Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola. And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ ٥١
Wathamooda fama abqa. And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ ٥٢
Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoohum athlama waatgha. And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ ٥٣
Walmu'tafikata ahwa. And the overturned towns He hurled down
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ٥٤
Faghashshaha ma ghashsha. And covered them by that which He covered.
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ٥٥
Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbika tatamara. Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ ٥٦
Hatha natheerun mina annuthurial-oola. This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ ٥٧
Azifati al-azifat. The Approaching Day has approached.
لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ٥٨
Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifat. Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ ٥٩
Afamin hatha alhadeethitaAAjaboon. Then at this statement do you wonder?
وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ٦٠
Watadhakoona wala tabkoon. And you laugh and do not weep
وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ ٦١
Waantum samidoon. While you are proudly sporting?
فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩ ٦٢
Fasjudoo lillahi waAAbudoo. So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
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