# 53. Surah An-Najm

> سورة النجم — The Star · 62 verses · Mushaf page: 526

- **Source:** https://quran.so/surah-an-najm
- **Translation:** Sam Gerrans — The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

_In the name of God, the Almighty, the Merciful._

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّح۪يمِ

## Verse 1

وَالنَّجْمِ اِذَا هَوٰىۙ

Wannajmi itha hawa

By the star when it descends!

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-1.md_

## Verse 2

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوٰىۚ

Ma dalla sahibukum wamaghawa

Your companion has not strayed, nor has he erred,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-2.md_

## Verse 3

وَمَا يَنْطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوٰىۜ

Wama yantiqu AAani alhawa

Nor speaks he from vain desire.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-3.md_

## Verse 4

اِنْ هُوَ اِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحٰىۙ

In huwa illa wahyun yooha

It is only a revelation revealed,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-4.md_

## Verse 5

عَلَّمَهُ شَد۪يدُ الْقُوٰىۙ

AAallamahu shadeedu alquwa

Taught him by one strong in power,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-5.md_

## Verse 6

ذُومِرَّةٍۜ  فَاسْتَوٰىۙ

Thoo mirratin fastawa

Possessed of firmness; and he stood,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-6.md_

## Verse 7

وَهُوَ بِالْاُفُقِ الْاَعْلٰىۜ

Wahuwa bil-ofuqi al-aAAla

And he was in the highest horizon;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-7.md_

## Verse 8

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلّٰىۙ

Thumma dana fatadalla

Then he drew nearer, and descended,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-8.md_

## Verse 9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ اَوْ اَدْنٰىۚ

Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

And was at a distance of two bows’ length or nearer,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-9.md_

## Verse 10

فَاَوْحٰٓى اِلٰى عَبْدِه۪ مَٓا اَوْحٰىۜ

Faawha ila AAabdihi maawha

Then He revealed to His servant what He revealed.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-10.md_

## Verse 11

مَا كَذَبَ الْفُؤٰ۬ادُ مَا رَاٰى

Ma kathaba alfu-adu maraa

The heart lied not about what it saw.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-11.md_

## Verse 12

اَفَتُمَارُونَهُ عَلٰى مَا يَرٰى

Afatumaroonahu AAala mayara

Will you then dispute with him about what he saw?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-12.md_

## Verse 13

وَلَقَدْ رَاٰهُ نَزْلَةً اُخْرٰىۙ

Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra

And he saw him in another descent,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-13.md_

## Verse 14

عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهٰى

AAinda sidrati almuntaha

By the Lote Tree of the Finality

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-14.md_

## Verse 15

عِنْدَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوٰىۜ

AAindaha jannatu alma/wa

(Near it is the Garden of Shelter)

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-15.md_

## Verse 16

اِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشٰىۙ

Ith yaghsha assidratama yaghsha

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered;

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-16.md_

## Verse 17

مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغٰى

Ma zagha albasaru wamatagha

The vision did not deviate, nor did it transgress.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-17.md_

## Verse 18

لَقَدْ رَاٰى مِنْ اٰيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْـكُبْرٰى

Laqad raa min ayatirabbihi alkubra

Indeed, he saw of the greatest proofs of his Lord.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-18.md_

## Verse 19

اَفَرَاَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزّٰىۙ

Afaraaytumu allata walAAuzza

Have you considered Al-Lāt and Al-ʿUzzā,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-19.md_

## Verse 20

وَمَنٰوةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْاُخْرٰى

Wamanata aththalithataal-okhra

And Manāt the third, the other?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-20.md_

## Verse 21

اَلَـكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الْاُنْثٰى

Alakumu aththakaru walahual-ontha

Have you the males, and He the females?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-21.md_

## Verse 22

تِلْكَ اِذاً قِسْمَةٌ ض۪يزٰى

Tilka ithan qismatun deeza

That then is an unjust division.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-22.md_

## Verse 23

اِنْ هِيَ اِلَّٓا اَسْمَٓاءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَٓا اَنْتُمْ وَاٰبَٓاؤُ۬كُمْ مَٓا اَنْزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنْ سُلْطَانٍۜ اِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى الْاَنْفُسُۚ وَلَقَدْ جَٓاءَهُمْ مِنْ رَبِّهِمُ الْهُدٰىۜ

In hiya illa asmaonsammaytumooha antum waabaokum maanzala Allahu biha min sultanin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wamatahwa al-anfusu walaqad jaahum min rabbihimu alhuda

They are only names you have named, you and your fathers, for which God sent down no authority. They follow only assumption, and what their souls desire; but there has come to them guidance from their Lord.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-23.md_

## Verse 24

اَمْ لِلْاِنْسَانِ مَا تَمَنّٰىۘ

Am lil-insani ma tamanna

If man is to have what he desires:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-24.md_

## Verse 25

فَلِلّٰهِ الْاٰخِرَةُ وَالْاُو۫لٰى۟

Falillahi al-akhiratu wal-oola

Then to God belong the Latter and the Former.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-25.md_

## Verse 26

وَكَمْ مِنْ مَلَكٍ فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ لَا تُغْن۪ي شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْـٔاً اِلَّا مِنْ بَعْدِ اَنْ يَأْذَنَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنْ يَشَٓاءُ وَيَرْضٰى

Wakam min malakin fee assamawatila tughnee shafaAAatuhum shay-an illa minbaAAdi an ya/thana Allahu liman yashao wayarda

And how many an angel is there in the heavens! Their intercession avails nothing save after that God gives leave to whom He wills and is pleased.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-26.md_

## Verse 27

اِنَّ الَّذ۪ينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْاٰخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ الْمَلٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ الْاُنْثٰى

Inna allatheena la yu/minoonabil-akhirati layusammoona almala-ikatatasmiyata al-ontha

Those who believe not in the Hereafter name the angels with the names of females.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-27.md_

## Verse 28

وَمَا لَهُمْ بِه۪ مِنْ عِلْمٍۜ  اِنْ يَتَّبِعُونَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّۚ وَاِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغْن۪ي مِنَ الْحَقِّ شَيْـٔاًۚ

Wama lahum bihi min AAilmin inyattabiAAoona illa aththanna wa-innaaththanna la yughnee mina alhaqqishay-a

But they have no knowledge thereof, they follow only assumption; and assumption avails nothing against the truth.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-28.md_

## Verse 29

فَاَعْرِضْ عَنْ مَنْ تَوَلّٰى عَنْ ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ اِلَّا الْحَيٰوةَ الدُّنْيَاۜ

FaaAArid AAan man tawalla AAanthikrina walam yurid illa alhayataaddunya

So turn thou away from him who turns away from Our remembrance and desires only the life of this world.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-29.md_

## Verse 30

ذٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُمْ مِنَ الْعِلْمِۜ  اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنْ ضَلَّ عَنْ سَب۪يلِه۪ وَهُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اهْتَدٰى

Thalika mablaghuhum mina alAAilmiinna rabbaka huwa aAAlamu biman dalla AAan sabeelihiwahuwa aAAlamu bimani ihtada

That is their attainment of knowledge. Thy Lord: He best knows him who strays from His path; and He best knows him who is guided.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-30.md_

## Verse 31

وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِي السَّمٰوَاتِ وَمَا فِي الْاَرْضِۙ لِيَجْزِيَ الَّذ۪ينَ اَسَٓاؤُ۫ا بِمَا عَمِلُوا وَيَجْزِيَ الَّذ۪ينَ اَحْسَنُوا بِالْحُسْنٰىۚ

Walillahi ma fee assamawatiwama fee al-ardi liyajziya allatheena asaoobima AAamiloo wayajziya allatheena ahsanoobilhusna

And to God belongs what is in the heavens and what is in the earth, that He might reward those who do evil with what they have done, and reward those who do good with the best —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-31.md_

## Verse 32

اَلَّذ۪ينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَـبَٓائِرَ الْاِثْمِ وَالْفَوَاحِشَ اِلَّا اللَّمَمَۜ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الْمَغْفِرَةِۜ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ اِذْ اَنْشَاَكُمْ مِنَ الْاَرْضِ وَاِذْ اَنْتُمْ اَجِنَّةٌ ف۪ي بُطُونِ اُمَّهَاتِكُمْۚ فَلَا تُزَكُّٓوا اَنْفُسَكُمْۜ هُوَ اَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقٰى۟

Allatheena yajtaniboona kaba-iraal-ithmi walfawahisha illa allamama innarabbaka wasiAAu almaghfirati huwa aAAlamu bikum ithanshaakum mina al-ardi wa-ith antum ajinnatun feebutooni ommahatikum fala tuzakkoo anfusakumhuwa aAAlamu bimani ittaqa

Those who avoid the enormities of sin and sexual immoralities save slight mistakes — thy Lord is vast in forgiveness. He best knew you when He produced you from the earth, and when you were foetuses in the wombs of your mothers; then hold not yourselves to be pure; He best knows those of prudent fear.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-32.md_

## Verse 33

اَفَرَاَيْتَ الَّذ۪ي تَوَلّٰىۙ

Afaraayta allathee tawalla

Hast thou then considered him who turned away

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-33.md_

## Verse 34

وَاَعْطٰى قَل۪يلاً وَاَكْدٰى

WaaAAta qaleelan waakda

And gave a little, and then withheld?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-34.md_

## Verse 35

اَعِنْدَهُ عِلْمُ الْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرٰى

aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara

Does he possess knowledge of the Unseen, so he sees?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-35.md_

## Verse 36

اَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا ف۪ي صُحُفِ مُوسٰىۙ

Am lam yunabba/ bima fee suhufimoosa

If he has not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Moses,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-36.md_

## Verse 37

وَاِبْرٰه۪يمَ الَّذ۪ي وَفّٰىۙ

Wa-ibraheema allathee waffa

And of Abraham who discharged in full[...]:

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-37.md_

## Verse 38

اَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ اُخْرٰىۙ

Alla taziru waziratun wizraokhra

That no bearer of burdens bears the burden of another,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-38.md_

## Verse 39

وَاَنْ لَيْسَ لِلْاِنْسَانِ اِلَّا مَا سَعٰىۙ

Waan laysa lil-insani illa masaAAa

And that man has not save that for which he strove,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-39.md_

## Verse 40

وَاَنَّ سَعْيَهُ سَوْفَ يُرٰىۖ

Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura

And that his striving will be seen

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-40.md_

## Verse 41

ثُمَّ يُجْزٰيهُ الْجَزَٓاءَ الْاَوْفٰىۙ

Thumma yujzahu aljazaa al-awfa

— Then will he be rewarded with the fullest reward —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-41.md_

## Verse 42

وَاَنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الْمُنْتَهٰىۙ

Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha

And that to thy Lord is the Finality,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-42.md_

## Verse 43

وَاَنَّهُ هُوَ اَضْحَكَ وَاَبْكٰىۙ

Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka

And that it is He who makes laugh, and makes weep,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-43.md_

## Verse 44

وَاَنَّهُ هُوَ اَمَاتَ وَاَحْيَاۙ

Waannahu huwa amata waahya

And that it is He who gives death, and gives life,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-44.md_

## Verse 45

وَاَنَّهُ خَلَقَ الزَّوْجَيْنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالْاُنْثٰىۙ

Waannahu khalaqa azzawjayni aththakarawal-ontha

And that He created the two kinds — the male and the female —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-45.md_

## Verse 46

مِنْ نُطْفَةٍ اِذَا تُمْنٰىۖ

Min nutfatin itha tumna

From a sperm-drop when it was emitted,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-46.md_

## Verse 47

وَاَنَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّشْاَةَ الْاُخْرٰىۙ

Waanna AAalayhi annash-ata al-okhra

And that upon Him is the next creation,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-47.md_

## Verse 48

وَاَنَّهُ هُوَ اَغْنٰى وَاَقْنٰىۙ

Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna

And that it is He who makes free from need and causes to possess,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-48.md_

## Verse 49

وَاَنَّهُ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعْرٰىۙ

Waannahu huwa rabbu ashshiAAra

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-49.md_

## Verse 50

وَاَنَّـهُٓ اَهْلَكَ عَاداًۨ الْاُو۫لٰىۙ

Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola

And that He destroyed the former ʿĀd,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-50.md_

## Verse 51

وَثَمُودَا۬ فَمَٓا اَبْـقٰىۙ

Wathamooda fama abqa

And Thamūd He spared not,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-51.md_

## Verse 52

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِنْ قَبْلُۜ اِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا هُمْ اَظْلَمَ وَاَطْغٰىۜ

Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoohum athlama waatgha

And the people of Noah before — they were worse in wrongdoing, and worse in transgression —

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-52.md_

## Verse 53

وَالْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ اَهْوٰىۙ

Walmu/tafikata ahwa

And the overthrown cities He cast down,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-53.md_

## Verse 54

فَغَشّٰيهَا مَا غَشّٰىۚ

Faghashshaha ma ghashsha

And covered them with what He covered.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-54.md_

## Verse 55

فَبِاَيِّ اٰلَٓاءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارٰى

Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbika tatamara

Then which of the blessings of thy Lord dost thou dispute?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-55.md_

## Verse 56

هٰذَا نَذ۪يرٌ مِنَ النُّذُرِ الْاُو۫لٰى

Hatha natheerun mina annuthurial-oola

This is a warner like the former warners.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-56.md_

## Verse 57

اَزِفَتِ الْاٰزِفَةُۚ

Azifati al-azifat

The Drawing Near has drawn near.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-57.md_

## Verse 58

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللّٰهِ كَاشِفَةٌ

Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifat

There is none, besides God, to remove it.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-58.md_

## Verse 59

اَفَمِنْ هٰذَا الْحَد۪يثِ تَعْجَبُونَۙ

Afamin hatha alhadeethitaAAjaboon

Do you then marvel at this narrative,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-59.md_

## Verse 60

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَۙ

Watadhakoona wala tabkoon

And laugh, and not weep,

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-60.md_

## Verse 61

وَاَنْتُمْ سَامِدُونَ

Waantum samidoon

While you are puffed up in heedlessness?

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-61.md_

## Verse 62

فَاسْجُدُوا لِلّٰهِ وَاعْبُدُوا

Fasjudoo lillahi waAAbudoo

But submit to God, and serve.

_https://quran.so/surah-an-najm/verse-62.md_

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