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An-Najm · The Star

62 ayahs Makki Pages 526–528 Juz 27
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Translation
Madd (maddah sign)Ghunnah (doubled noon / meem)Qalqalah
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وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ﴿١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBy the Star when it setteth,

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مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ ﴿٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallYour comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;

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وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNor doth he speak of (his own) desire.

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إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallIt is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,

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عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhich one of mighty powers hath taught him,

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ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOne vigorous; and he grew clear to view

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وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen he was on the uppermost horizon.

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ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen he drew nigh and came down

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فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallTill he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer,

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فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

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مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.

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أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWill ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?

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وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd verily he saw him yet another time

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عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBy the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,

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عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallNigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.

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إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallWhen that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree,

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مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ﴿١٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThe eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.

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لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ ﴿١٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallVerily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord.

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أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ ﴿١٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHave ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza

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وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ ﴿٢٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Manat, the third, the other?

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أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAre yours the males and His the females?

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تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ ﴿٢٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat indeed were an unfair division!

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إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَـٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿٢٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThey are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them.

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أَمْ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ﴿٢٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr shall man have what he coveteth?

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فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٢٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallBut unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former.

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۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿٢٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.

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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallLo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females.

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وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًٔا ﴿٢٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth.

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فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿٢٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThen withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world.

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ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ﴿٣٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallSuch is their sum of knowledge. Lo! thy Lord is Best Aware of him who strayeth, and He is Best Aware of him whom goeth right.

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وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى ﴿٣١﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd unto Allah belongeth whatsoever is in the heavens and whatsoever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil with that which they have done, and reward those who do good with goodness.

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ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ ﴿٣٢﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThose who avoid enormities of sin and abominations, save the unwilled offences - (for them) lo! thy Lord is of vast mercy. He is Best Aware of you (from the time) when He created you from the earth, and when ye were hidden in the bellies of your mothers. Therefor ascribe not purity unto yourselves. He is Best Aware of him who wardeth off (evil).

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أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ ﴿٣٣﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallDidst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away,

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وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ ﴿٣٤﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd gave a little, then was grudging?

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أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ﴿٣٥﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallHath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth?

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أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ﴿٣٦﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallOr hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses

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وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ ﴿٣٧﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd Abraham who paid his debt:

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أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ﴿٣٨﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallThat no laden one shall bear another's load,

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وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ﴿٣٩﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that man hath only that for which he maketh effort,

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وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ ﴿٤٠﴾

Mohammed Marmaduke William PickthallAnd that his effort will be seen.

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Quran text: Tanzil Quran Text (Uthmani), tanzil.net – CC BY 3.0, unchanged. Translation: The Meaning of the Glorious Koran, Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall – Public domain (published 1930).