# Nakafa Framework: LLM

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Al-Quran - Surah An-Najm (The Star)

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## An-Najm

**Translation:** The Star
**Revelation:** Meccan
**Number of Verses:** 62

### Pre-Bismillah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

*In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.*

### Verses

#### Verse 1

وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wannajmi izaa hawaa

**Translation:** By the star when it descends,

#### Verse 2

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Maa dalla saahibukum wa maa ghawaa

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

#### Verse 3

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa maa yyantiqu 'anilhawaaa

**Translation:** Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

#### Verse 4

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ

**Transliteration:** In huwa illaa Wahyuny yoohaa

**Translation:** It is not but a revelation revealed,

#### Verse 5

عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** 'Allamahoo shadeedul quwaa

**Translation:** Taught to him by one intense in strength -

#### Verse 6

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Zoo mirratin fastawaa

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

#### Verse 7

وَهُوَ بِالْأُفُقِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa huwa bil ufuqil a'laa

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

#### Verse 8

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

**Transliteration:** Summa danaa fatadalla

**Translation:** Then he approached and descended

#### Verse 9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa

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

#### Verse 10

فَأَوْحَىٰ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِ مَا أَوْحَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Fa awhaaa ilaa 'abdihee maaa awhaa

**Translation:** And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

#### Verse 11

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Maa kazabal fu'aadu maa ra aa

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

#### Verse 12

أَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Afatumaaroonahoo 'alaa maayaraa

**Translation:** So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

#### Verse 13

وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa laqad ra aahu nazlatan ukhraa

**Translation:** And he certainly saw him in another descent

#### Verse 14

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنتَهَىٰ

**Transliteration:** 'Inda sidratil muntaha

**Translation:** At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

#### Verse 15

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** 'Indahaa jannatul maawaa

**Translation:** Near it is the Garden of Refuge -

#### Verse 16

إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa

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

#### Verse 17

مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa

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

#### Verse 18

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa

**Translation:** He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.

#### Verse 19

أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّىٰ

**Transliteration:** Afara'aytumul laata wal 'uzzaa

**Translation:** So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?

#### Verse 20

وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa

**Translation:** And Manat, the third - the other one?

#### Verse 21

أَلَكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْأُنثَىٰ

**Transliteration:** A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

**Translation:** Is the male for you and for Him the female?

#### Verse 22

تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Tilka izan qismatun deezaa

**Translation:** That, then, is an unjust division.

#### Verse 23

إِنْ هِيَ إِلَّا أَسْمَاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَا أَنتُمْ وَآبَاؤُكُم مَّا أَنزَلَ اللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَانٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَاءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ الْهُدَىٰ

**Transliteration:** 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

**Translation:** 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.

#### Verse 24

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَانِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ

**Transliteration:** Am lil insaani maa taman naa

**Translation:** Or is there for man whatever he wishes?

#### Verse 25

فَلِلَّهِ الْآخِرَةُ وَالْأُولَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Falillaahil aakhiratu wal oolaa

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

#### Verse 26

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ لَا تُغْنِي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْئًا إِلَّا مِن بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ اللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَرْضَىٰ

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

**Translation:** 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.

#### Verse 27

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْآخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْأُنثَىٰ

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

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

#### Verse 28

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا الظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْئًا

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

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

#### Verse 29

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا الْحَيَاةَ الدُّنْيَا

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

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

#### Verse 30

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ الْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اهْتَدَىٰ

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

**Translation:** 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.

#### Verse 31

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَسَاءُوا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنَى

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

**Translation:** 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] -

#### Verse 32

الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَائِرَ الْإِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ إِلَّا اللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ الْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَاتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوا أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقَىٰ

**Transliteration:** 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

**Translation:** 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.

#### Verse 33

أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ

**Transliteration:** Afara'ayatal lazee tawallaa

**Translation:** Have you seen the one who turned away

#### Verse 34

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa a'taa qaleelanw wa akdaa

**Translation:** And gave a little and [then] refrained?

#### Verse 35

أَعِندَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** A'indahoo 'ilmul ghaibi fahuwa yaraa

**Translation:** Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?

#### Verse 36

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Am lam yunabbaa bimaa fee suhuhfi Moosa

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

#### Verse 37

وَإِبْرَاهِيمَ الَّذِي وَفَّىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa Ibraaheemal lazee waffaaa

**Translation:** And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -

#### Verse 38

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Allaa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa

**Translation:** That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

#### Verse 39

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَانِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa al laisa lil insaani illaa maa sa'aa

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

#### Verse 40

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa anna sa'yahoo sawfa yuraa

**Translation:** And that his effort is going to be seen -

#### Verse 41

ثُمَّ يُجْزَاهُ الْجَزَاءَ الْأَوْفَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Summa yujzaahul jazaaa 'al awfaa

**Translation:** Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense

#### Verse 42

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ الْمُنتَهَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa anna ilaa rabbikal muntahaa

**Translation:** And that to your Lord is the finality

#### Verse 43

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa annahoo huwa adhaka wa abkaa

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

#### Verse 44

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا

**Transliteration:** Wa annahoo huwa amaata wa ahyaa

**Translation:** And that it is He who causes death and gives life

#### Verse 45

وَأَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa annahoo khalaqaz zawjainiz zakara wal unsaa

**Translation:** And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -

#### Verse 46

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Min nutfatin izaa tumnaa

**Translation:** From a sperm-drop when it is emitted

#### Verse 47

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْأَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa anna 'alaihin nash atal ukhraa

**Translation:** And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation

#### Verse 48

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa annahoo huwa aghnaa wa aqnaa

**Translation:** And that it is He who enriches and suffices

#### Verse 49

وَأَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa annahoo huwa rabbush shi'raa

**Translation:** And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius

#### Verse 50

وَأَنَّهُ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا الْأُولَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa

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

#### Verse 51

وَثَمُودَ فَمَا أَبْقَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa samooda famaaa abqaa

**Translation:** And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -

#### Verse 52

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa

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

#### Verse 53

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa

**Translation:** And the overturned towns He hurled down

#### Verse 54

فَغَشَّاهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ

**Transliteration:** Faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa

**Translation:** And covered them by that which He covered.

#### Verse 55

فَبِأَيِّ آلَاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbika tatamaaraa

**Translation:** Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?

#### Verse 56

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الْأُولَىٰ

**Transliteration:** Haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa

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

#### Verse 57

أَزِفَتِ الْآزِفَةُ

**Transliteration:** Azifatil laazifah

**Translation:** The Approaching Day has approached.

#### Verse 58

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

**Transliteration:** Laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah

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

#### Verse 59

أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا الْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ

**Transliteration:** Afamin hazal hadeesi ta'jaboon

**Translation:** Then at this statement do you wonder?

#### Verse 60

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ

**Transliteration:** Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon

**Translation:** And you laugh and do not weep

#### Verse 61

وَأَنتُمْ سَامِدُونَ

**Transliteration:** Wa antum saamidoon

**Translation:** While you are proudly sporting?

#### Verse 62

فَاسْجُدُوا لِلَّهِ وَاعْبُدُوا ۩

**Transliteration:** Fasjudoo lillaahi wa'budoo

**Translation:** So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].