An-Najm

Waalnnajmi itha hawa

Wa An-Najmi 'Idhā Hawá

By the star when it sets

Ma dalla sahibukum wama ghawa

Mā Đalla Şāĥibukum Wa Mā Ghawá

your companion has neither gone astray, nor amiss

Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa

Wa Mā Yanţiqu `Ani Al-Hawá

Nor does he speak out of [his own] desire

In huwa illa wahyun yooha

In Huwa 'Illā Waĥyun Yūĥá

it is just a revelation that is revealed [to him]

AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa

Allamahu Shadīdu Al-Quwá

taught him by one of great powers

Thoo mirratin faistawa

Dhū Mirratin Fāstawá

possessed of sound judgement. He settled

Wahuwa bialofuqi alaAAla

Wa Huwa Bil-'Ufuqi Al-'A`lá

while he was on the highest horizon

Thumma dana fatadalla

Thumma Danā Fatadallá

Then he drew nearer and nearer

Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

Fakāna Qāba Qawsayni 'Aw 'Adná

until he was within two bows’ length or even nearer

Faawha ila AAabdihi ma awha

Fa'awĥá 'Ilá `Abdihi Mā 'Awĥá

whereat He revealed to His servant whatever He revealed

Ma kathaba alfuadu ma raa

Mā Kadhaba Al-Fu'uādu Mā Ra'á

The heart did not deny what it saw

Afatumaroonahu AAala ma yara

Afatumārūnahu `Alá Mā Yará

Will you then dispute with him about what he saw

Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra

Wa Laqad Ra'āhu Nazlatan 'Ukhrá

Certainly he saw it yet another time

AAinda sidrati almuntaha

Inda Sidrati Al-Muntahá

by the Lote Tree of the Ultimate Boundary

AAindaha jannatu almawa

Indahā Jannatu Al-Ma'wá

near which is the Garden of the Abode

Ith yaghsha alssidrata ma yaghsha

Idh Yaghshá As-Sidrata Mā Yaghshá

when there covered the Lote Tree what covered it

Ma zagha albasaru wama tagha

Mā Zāgha Al-Başaru Wa Mā Ţaghá

His gaze did not swerve, nor did it overstep the bounds

Laqad raa min ayati rabbihi alkubra

Laqad Ra'á Min 'Āyāti Rabbihi Al-Kubrá

Certainly he saw some of the greatest signs of his Lord

Afaraaytumu allata waalAAuzza

Afara'aytumu Al-Lāta Wa Al-`Uzzá

Have you considered Lat and ‘Uzza

Wamanata alththalithata alokhra

Wa Manāata Ath-Thālithata Al-'Ukhrá

and Manat, the third one

Alakumu alththakaru walahu alontha

Alakumu Adh-Dhakaru Wa Lahu Al-'Unthá

Are you to have males and He females

Tilka ithan qismatun deeza

Tilka 'Idhāan Qismatun Đīzá

That, then, will be an unfair division

In hiya illa asmaon sammaytumooha antum waabaokum ma anzala Allahu biha min sultanin in yattabiAAoona illa alththanna wama tahwa alanfusu walaqad jaahum min rabbihimu alhuda

In Hiya 'Illā 'Asmā'un Sammaytumūhā 'Antum Wa 'Ābā'uukum Mā 'Anzala Allāhu Bihā Min Sulţānin 'In Yattabi`ūna 'Illā Až-Žanna Wa Mā Tahwá Al-'Anfusu Wa Laqad Jā'ahum Min Rabbihimu Al-Hudá

These are but names, which you have coined—you and your fathers—for which Allah has not sent down any authority. They follow nothing but conjectures and the desires of the [lower] soul, while there has already come to them the guidance from their Lord

Am lilinsani ma tamanna

Am Lil'insāni Mā Tamanná

Shall man have whatever he yearns for

Falillahi alakhiratu waaloola

Falillāhi Al-'Ākhiratu Wa Al-'Ūlá

Yet to Allah belong this world and the Hereafter

Wakam min malakin fee alssamawati la tughnee shafaAAatuhum shayan illa min baAAdi an yathana Allahu liman yashao wayarda

Wa Kam Min Malakin Fī As-Samāwāti Lā Tughnī Shafā`atuhum Shay'āan 'Illā Min Ba`di 'An Ya'dhana Allāhu Liman Yashā'u Wa Yarđá

How many an angel there is in the heavens whose intercession is of not any avail, except after Allah permits whomever He wishes and approves of

Inna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati layusammoona almalaikata tasmiyata alontha

Inna Al-Ladhīna Lā Yu'uminūna Bil-'Ākhirati Layusammūna Al-Malā'ikata Tasmiyata Al-'Unthá

Indeed those who do not believe in the Hereafter give female names to the angels

Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin in yattabiAAoona illa alththanna wainna alththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqi shayan

Wa Mā Lahum Bihi Min `Ilmin 'In Yattabi`ūna 'Illā Až-Žanna Wa 'Inna Až-Žanna Lā Yughnī Mina Al-Ĥaqqi Shay'āan

They do not have any knowledge of that. They follow nothing but conjectures, and conjecture is no substitute for the truth

FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAan thikrina walam yurid illa alhayata alddunya

Fa'a`riđ `An Man Tawallá `An Dhikrinā Wa Lam Yurid 'Illā Al-Ĥayāata Ad-Dunyā

So avoid those who turn away from Our remembrance and desire nothing but the life of the world

Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmi inna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihi wahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada

Dhālika Mablaghuhum Mina Al-`Ilmi 'Inna Rabbaka Huwa 'A`lamu Biman Đalla `An Sabīlihi Wa Huwa 'A`lamu Bimani Ahtadá

That is the ultimate reach of their knowledge. Indeed your Lord knows best those who stray from His way, and He knows best those who are [rightly] guided

Walillahi ma fee alssamawati wama fee alardi liyajziya allatheena asaoo bima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoo bialhusna

Wa Lillahi Mā Fī As-Samāwāti Wa Mā Fī Al-'Arđi Liyajziya Al-Ladhīna 'Asā'ū Bimā `Amilū Wa Yajziya Al-Ladhīna 'Aĥsanū Bil-Ĥusná

To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, that He may requite those who do evil for what they have done, and reward those who do good with the best [of rewards]

Allatheena yajtaniboona kabaira alithmi waalfawahisha illa allamama inna rabbaka wasiAAu almaghfirati huwa aAAlamu bikum ith anshaakum mina alardi waith antum ajinnatun fee butooni ommahatikum fala tuzakkoo anfusakum huwa aAAlamu bimani ittaqa

Al-Ladhīna Yajtanibūna Kabā'ira Al-'Ithmi Wa Al-Fawāĥisha 'Illā Al-Lamama 'Inna Rabbaka Wāsi`u Al-Maghfirati Huwa 'A`lamu Bikum 'Idh 'Ansha'akum Mina Al-'Arđi Wa 'Idh 'Antum 'Ajinnatun Fī Buţūni 'Ummahātikum Falā Tuzakkū 'Anfusakum Huwa 'A`lamu Bimani Attaqá

Those who avoid major sins and indecencies, apart from [minor and occasional] lapses. Indeed your Lord is expansive in [His] forgiveness. He knows you best since [the time] He produced you from the earth and since you were foetuses in the bellies of your mothers. So do not flaunt your piety: He knows best those who are Godwary

Afaraayta allathee tawalla

Afara'ayta Al-Ladhī Tawallá

Did you see him who turned away

WaaAAta qaleelan waakda

Wa 'A`ţá Qalīlāan Wa 'Akdá

gave a little and held off

aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara

A`indahu `Ilmu Al-Ghaybi Fahuwa Yará

Does he have the knowledge of the Unseen so that he sees

Am lam yunabba bima fee suhufi moosa

Am Lam Yunabba' Bimā Fī Şuĥufi Mūsá

Has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Moses

Waibraheema allathee waffa

Wa 'Ibrāhīma Al-Ladhī Wa Ffá

and of Abraham, who fulfilled [his summons]

Alla taziru waziratun wizra okhra

Allā Taziru Wāziratun Wizra 'Ukhrá

that no bearer shall bear another’s burden

Waan laysa lilinsani illa ma saAAa

Wa 'An Laysa Lil'insāni 'Illā Mā Sa`á

that nothing belongs to man except what he strives for

Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura

Wa 'Anna Sa`yahu Sawfa Yurá

and that he will soon be shown his endeavour

Thumma yujzahu aljazaa alawfa

Thumma Yujzāhu Al-Jazā'a Al-'Awfá

then he will be rewarded for it with the fullest reward

Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha

Wa 'Anna 'Ilá Rabbika Al-Muntahá

that the terminus is toward your Lord

Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka

Wa 'Annahu Huwa 'Ađĥaka Wa 'Abká

that it is He who makes [men] laugh, and weep

Waannahu huwa amata waahya

Wa 'Annahu Huwa 'Amāta Wa 'Aĥyā

that it is He who brings death and gives life

Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

Wa 'Annahu Khalaqa Az-Zawjayni Adh-Dhakara Wa Al-'Unthá

that it is He who created the mates, the male and the female

Min nutfatin itha tumna

Min Nuţfatin 'Idhā Tumná

from a drop of [seminal] fluid when emitted

Waanna AAalayhi alnnashata alokhra

Wa 'Anna `Alayhi An-Nash'ata Al-'Ukhrá

that with Him lies the second genesis

Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna

Wa 'Annahu Huwa 'Aghná Wa 'Aqná

that it is He who enriches and grants possessions

Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra

Wa 'Annahu Huwa Rabbu Ash-Shi`rá

that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan aloola

Wa 'Annahu 'Ahlaka `Ādāan Al-'Ūlá

that it is He who destroyed the former ‘Ad

Wathamooda fama abqa

Wa Thamūda Famā 'Abqá

and Thamud, sparing none [of them]

Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha

Wa Qawma Nūĥin Min Qablu 'Innahum Kānū Hum 'Ažlama Wa 'Aţghá

and the people of Noah before that; indeed they were more unjust and rebellious

Waalmutafikata ahwa

Wa Al-Mu'utafikata 'Ahwá

and He overthrew the town that was overturned

Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

Faghashāhā Mā Ghashá

covering it with what covered it

Fabiayyi alai rabbika tatamara

Fabi'ayyi 'Ālā'i Rabbika Tatamārá

Then which of the bounties of your Lord will you dispute

Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri aloola

Hādhā Nadhīrun Mina An-Nudhuri Al-'Ūlá

This is a warner, [in the tradition] of the warners of old

Azifati alazifatu

Azifati Al-'Āzifahu

The Imminent [Hour] is near at hand

Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun

Laysa Lahā Min Dūni Allāhi Kāshifahun

There is none who may unveil it besides Allah

Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboona

Afamin Hādhā Al-Ĥadīthi Ta`jabūna

Will you then wonder at this discourse

Watadhakoona wala tabkoona

Wa Tađĥakūna Wa Lā Tabkūna

and laugh and not weep

Waantum samidoona

Wa 'Antum Sāmidūna

while you remain heedless

Faosjudoo lillahi waoAAbudoo

Fāsjudū Lillāhi Wa A`budū

So prostrate yourselves to Allah and worship Him