An-Najm

Waalnnajmi itha hawa

Wa An-Najmi 'Idhā Hawá

I swear by the star when it goes down

Ma dalla sahibukum wama ghawa

Mā Đalla Şāĥibukum Wa Mā Ghawá

Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray

Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa

Wa Mā Yanţiqu `Ani Al-Hawá

Nor does he speak out of desire

In huwa illa wahyun yooha

In Huwa 'Illā Waĥyun Yūĥá

It is naught but revelation that is revealed

AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa

Allamahu Shadīdu Al-Quwá

The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him

Thoo mirratin faistawa

Dhū Mirratin Fāstawá

The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion

Wahuwa bialofuqi alaAAla

Wa Huwa Bil-'Ufuqi Al-'A`lá

And he is in the highest part of the horizon

Thumma dana fatadalla

Thumma Danā Fatadallá

Then he drew near, then he bowed

Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

Fakāna Qāba Qawsayni 'Aw 'Adná

So he was the measure of two bows or closer still

Faawha ila AAabdihi ma awha

Fa'awĥá 'Ilá `Abdihi Mā 'Awĥá

And He revealed to His servant what He revealed

Ma kathaba alfuadu ma raa

Mā Kadhaba Al-Fu'uādu Mā Ra'á

The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw

Afatumaroonahu AAala ma yara

Afatumārūnahu `Alá Mā Yará

What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw

Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra

Wa Laqad Ra'āhu Nazlatan 'Ukhrá

And certainly he saw him in another descent

AAinda sidrati almuntaha

Inda Sidrati Al-Muntahá

At the farthest lote-tree

AAindaha jannatu almawa

Indahā Jannatu Al-Ma'wá

Near which is the garden, the place to be resorted to

Ith yaghsha alssidrata ma yaghsha

Idh Yaghshá As-Sidrata Mā Yaghshá

When that which covers covered the lote-tree

Ma zagha albasaru wama tagha

Mā Zāgha Al-Başaru Wa Mā Ţaghá

The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit

Laqad raa min ayati rabbihi alkubra

Laqad Ra'á Min 'Āyāti Rabbihi Al-Kubrá

Certainly he saw of the greatest signs of his Lord

Afaraaytumu allata waalAAuzza

Afara'aytumu Al-Lāta Wa Al-`Uzzá

Have you then considered the Lat and the Uzza

Wamanata alththalithata alokhra

Wa Manāata Ath-Thālithata Al-'Ukhrá

And Manat, the third, the last

Alakumu alththakaru walahu alontha

Alakumu Adh-Dhakaru Wa Lahu Al-'Unthá

What! for you the males and for Him the females

Tilka ithan qismatun deeza

Tilka 'Idhāan Qismatun Đīzá

This indeed is an unjust 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

They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers; Allah has not sent for them any authority. They follow naught but conjecture and the low desires which (their) souls incline to; and certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord

Am lilinsani ma tamanna

Am Lil'insāni Mā Tamanná

Or shall man have what he wishes

Falillahi alakhiratu waaloola

Falillāhi Al-'Ākhiratu Wa Al-'Ūlá

Nay! for Allah is the hereafter and the former (life)

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

And how many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession does not avail at all except after Allah has given permission to whom He pleases and chooses

Inna allatheena la yuminoona bialakhirati layusammoona almalaikata tasmiyata alontha

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

Most surely they who do not believe in the hereafter name the angels with female names

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

And they have no knowledge of it; they do not follow anything but conjecture, and surely conjecture does not avail against the truth at all

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

Therefore turn aside from him who turns his back upon Our reminder and does not desire anything but this world's life

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 their goal of knowledge; surely your Lord knows best him who goes astray from His path and He knows best him who follows the right direction

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

And Allah's is what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil according to what they do, and (that) He may reward those who do good with goodness

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 keep aloof from the great sins and the indecencies but the passing idea; surely your Lord is liberal in forgiving. He knows you best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; therefore do not attribute purity to your souls; He knows him best who guards (against evil)

Afaraayta allathee tawalla

Afara'ayta Al-Ladhī Tawallá

Have you then seen him who turns his back

WaaAAta qaleelan waakda

Wa 'A`ţá Qalīlāan Wa 'Akdá

And gives a little and (then) withholds

aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara

A`indahu `Ilmu Al-Ghaybi Fahuwa Yará

Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see

Am lam yunabba bima fee suhufi moosa

Am Lam Yunabba' Bimā Fī Şuĥufi Mūsá

Or, has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Musa

Waibraheema allathee waffa

Wa 'Ibrāhīma Al-Ladhī Wa Ffá

And (of) Ibrahim who fulfilled (the commandments)

Alla taziru waziratun wizra okhra

Allā Taziru Wāziratun Wizra 'Ukhrá

That no bearer of burden shall bear the burden of another

Waan laysa lilinsani illa ma saAAa

Wa 'An Laysa Lil'insāni 'Illā Mā Sa`á

And that man shall have nothing but what he strives for

Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura

Wa 'Anna Sa`yahu Sawfa Yurá

And that his striving shall soon be seen

Thumma yujzahu aljazaa alawfa

Thumma Yujzāhu Al-Jazā'a Al-'Awfá

Then shall he be rewarded for it with the fullest reward

Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha

Wa 'Anna 'Ilá Rabbika Al-Muntahá

And that to your Lord is the goal

Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka

Wa 'Annahu Huwa 'Ađĥaka Wa 'Abká

And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep

Waannahu huwa amata waahya

Wa 'Annahu Huwa 'Amāta Wa 'Aĥyā

And that He it is Who causes death and gives life

Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waalontha

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

And that He created pairs, the male and the female

Min nutfatin itha tumna

Min Nuţfatin 'Idhā Tumná

From the small seed when it is adapted

Waanna AAalayhi alnnashata alokhra

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

And that on Him is the bringing forth a second time

Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna

Wa 'Annahu Huwa 'Aghná Wa 'Aqná

And that He it is Who enriches and gives to hold

Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra

Wa 'Annahu Huwa Rabbu Ash-Shi`rá

And that He is the Lord of the Sirius

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan aloola

Wa 'Annahu 'Ahlaka `Ādāan Al-'Ūlá

And that He did destroy the Ad of old

Wathamooda fama abqa

Wa Thamūda Famā 'Abqá

And Samood, so He spared not

Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha

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

And the people of Nuh before; surely they were most unjust and inordinate

Waalmutafikata ahwa

Wa Al-Mu'utafikata 'Ahwá

And the overthrown cities did He overthrow

Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

Faghashāhā Mā Ghashá

So there covered them that which covered

Fabiayyi alai rabbika tatamara

Fabi'ayyi 'Ālā'i Rabbika Tatamārá

Which of your Lord's benefits will you then dispute about

Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri aloola

Hādhā Nadhīrun Mina An-Nudhuri Al-'Ūlá

This is a warner of the warners of old

Azifati alazifatu

Azifati Al-'Āzifahu

The near event draws nigh

Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun

Laysa Lahā Min Dūni Allāhi Kāshifahun

There shall be none besides Allah to remove it

Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboona

Afamin Hādhā Al-Ĥadīthi Ta`jabūna

Do you then wonder at this announcement

Watadhakoona wala tabkoona

Wa Tađĥakūna Wa Lā Tabkūna

And will you laugh and not weep

Waantum samidoona

Wa 'Antum Sāmidūna

While you are indulging in varieties

Faosjudoo lillahi waoAAbudoo

Fāsjudū Lillāhi Wa A`budū

So make obeisance to Allah and serve (Him)