An-Najm

Wannajmi izaa hawaa

By the star when it descends,

Maa dalla saahibukum wa maa ghawaa

Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,

Wa maa yyantiqu 'anilhawaaa

Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

In huwa illaa Wahyuny yoohaa

It is not but a revelation revealed,

'Allamahoo shadeedul quwaa

Taught to him by one intense in strength -

Zoo mirratin fastawaa

One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

Wa huwa bil ufuqil a'laa

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

Summa danaa fatadalla

Then he approached and descended

Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

Fa awhaaa ilaa 'abdihee maaa awhaa

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

Maa kazabal fu'aadu maa ra aa

The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

Afatumaaroonahoo 'alaa maayaraa

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

Wa laqad ra aahu nazlatan ukhraa

And he certainly saw him in another descent

'Inda sidratil muntaha

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

'Indahaa jannatul maawaa

Near it is the Garden of Refuge -

Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].

Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa

The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].

Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

Afara'aytumul laata wal 'uzzaa

So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa

And Manat, the third - the other one?

A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

Is the male for you and for Him the female?

Tilka izan qismatun deezaa

That, then, is an unjust division.

In hiya illaaa asmaaa'un sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; inyyattabi'oona illaz zanna wa maa tahwal anfusu wa laqad jaaa'ahum mir Rabbihimul hudaa

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.

Am lil insaani maa taman naa

Or is there for man whatever he wishes?

Falillaahil aakhiratu wal oolaa

Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

Wa kam mim malakin fissamaawaati laa tughnee shafaa'atuhum shai'an illaa mim ba'di anyyaazanal laahu limany yashaaa'u wa yardaa

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.

innal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati la yusammoonal malaaa'ikata tasmiyatal unsaa

Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,

Wa maa lahum bihee min 'ilmin iny yattabi'oona illaz zanna wa innaz zanna laa yughnee minal haqqi shai'aa

And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.

Fa a'rid 'am man tawallaa 'an zikrinaa wa lam yurid illal hayaatad dunyaa

So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.

Zalika mablaghuhum minal 'ilm; inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabee lihee wa huwa a'lamu bimanih tadaa

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.

Wa lillaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi liyajziyal lazeena asaaa'oo bimaa 'amiloo wa yajziyal lazeena ahsanoo bilhusnaa

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] -

Allazeena yajtaniboona kabaaa'iral ismi walfawaa hisha illal lamam; inna rabbaka waasi'ul maghfirah; huwa a'lamu bikum iz ansha akum minal ardi wa iz antum ajinnatun fee butooni umma haatikum falaa tuzakkooo anfusakum huwa a'lamu bimanit taqaa

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.

Afara'ayatal lazee tawallaa

Have you seen the one who turned away

Wa a'taa qaleelanw wa akdaa

And gave a little and [then] refrained?

A'indahoo 'ilmul ghaibi fahuwa yaraa

Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?

Am lam yunabbaa bimaa fee suhuhfi Moosa

Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses

Wa Ibraaheemal lazee waffaaa

And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -

Allaa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

Wa al laisa lil insaani illaa maa sa'aa

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives

Wa anna sa'yahoo sawfa yuraa

And that his effort is going to be seen -

Summa yujzaahul jazaaa 'al awfaa

Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense

Wa anna ilaa rabbikal muntahaa

And that to your Lord is the finality

Wa annahoo huwa adhaka wa abkaa

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

Wa annahoo huwa amaata wa ahyaa

And that it is He who causes death and gives life

Wa annahoo khalaqaz zawjainiz zakara wal unsaa

And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -

Min nutfatin izaa tumnaa

From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

Wa anna 'alaihin nash atal ukhraa

And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation

Wa annahoo huwa aghnaa wa aqnaa

And that it is He who enriches and suffices

Wa annahoo huwa rabbush shi'raa

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius

Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa

And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad

Wa samooda famaaa abqaa

And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.

Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa

And the overturned towns He hurled down

Faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa

And covered them by that which He covered.

Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbika tatamaaraa

Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

Haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa

This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.

Azifatil laazifah

The Approaching Day has approached.

Laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah

Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.

Afamin hazal hadeesi ta'jaboon

Then at this statement do you wonder?

Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon

And you laugh and do not weep

Wa antum saamidoon

While you are proudly sporting?