HOLY QURAN - THE TREASURE OF FAITH
(English Translation)
AL
NAJM (THE STARS)
(Revealed
at Mecca - contains 62 verses - 3 sections)
Allah - beginning with the name of - the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
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Section 1 [Najm
53:1] By oath of the beloved shining star Mohammed (peace and blessings be
upon him), when he returned from the Ascent. [Najm
53:2] Never did your master stray, nor did he ever leave the right path. [Najm
53:3] And he does not say anything by his own desire. [Najm
53:4] It is but a divine revelation, which is revealed to him. [Najm
53:5] He has been taught by the Extremely Powerful. [Najm
53:6] The Strong; then the Spectacle inclined. [Najm
53:7] And he was on the horizon of the highest heaven. [Najm
53:8] Then the Spectacle became closer, and (he) came down fully. [Najm
53:9] So the distance between the Spectacle and the beloved was only two
arms’ length, or even less. (The Heavenly Journey of Prophet Mohammed
– peace and blessings be upon him – was with body and soul.) [Najm
53:10] So Allah divinely revealed to His bondman, whatever He divinely
revealed. [Najm
53:11] The heart did not deny, what it saw. (The Holy Prophet was bestowed
with seeing Allah – see also preceding verses 8,9, 10 .) [Najm
53:12] What! So do you dispute with him regarding what he saw? [Najm
53:13] And indeed he did see the Spectacle again. [Najm
53:14] Near the lote-tree of the last boundary. [Najm
53:15] Close to which is the Everlasting Paradise. [Najm
53:16] When the lote-tree was being enveloped, by whatever around it. [Najm
53:17] The sight did not shift, nor did it cross the limits. [Najm
53:18] Indeed he saw the supreme signs of his Lord. [Najm
53:19] So did you observe the idols Lat and Uzza? [Najm
53:20] And subsequently the third, the Manat? [Najm
53:21] What! For you the son, and for Him the daughter? [Najm
53:22] Then that is surely a very unjust distribution! [Najm
53:23] They are nothing but some names that you have coined, you and your
forefathers - Allah has not sent any proof for them; they follow only guesses
and their own desires; whereas the guidance from their Lord has come to them.
[Najm
53:24] What! Will man get whatever he dreams of? [Najm
53:25] So (know that) Allah only is the Owner of all - the Hereafter
and this world. Section
2
[Najm
53:26] And many an angel is in the heavens, whose intercession does not
benefit the least unless Allah gives permission for whomever He wills, and
whom He likes. [Najm
53:27] Indeed those who do not believe in the Hereafter, coin the names of
angels like those of females. [Najm
53:28] And they do not have any knowledge of it; they just follow assumption;
and indeed assumption does not serve any purpose in place of the Truth. [Najm
53:29] Therefore turn away from whoever has turned away from Our remembrance
and has desired only the life of this world. [Najm
53:30] This is the extent of their knowledge; indeed your Lord well knows one
who has strayed from His path, and He well knows one who has attained
guidance. [Najm
53:31] And to Allah only belongs all whatever is in the heavens and all
whatever is in the earth, in order to repay those who do evil for what they
have done, and give an excellent reward to those who do good. [Najm
53:32] Those who avoid the cardinal sins and lewdness, except that they
approached it and refrained; indeed your Lord’s mercy is limitless; He
knows you very well – since He has created you from clay, and when you
were foetuses in your mothers’ wombs; therefore do not, on your own,
claim yourselves to be clean; He well knows who are the pious. Section
3
[Najm
53:33] So did you observe him who turned away? [Najm
53:34] And he gave a little, then refrained? [Najm
53:35] Does he have knowledge of the hidden, so he can foresee? [Najm
53:36] Did not the news reach him, of that which is mentioned in the Books of
Moosa? [Najm
53:37] And of Ibrahim, who was most obedient? [Najm
53:38] That no burdened soul bears another soul’s burden? [Najm
53:39] And that man will not obtain anything except what he strove for? [Najm
53:40] And that his effort will soon be scrutinised? [Najm
53:41] Then he will be fully repaid for it? [Najm
53:42] And that the end is only towards your Lord? [Najm
53:43] And that it is He Who made (you) laugh and made (you)
cry? [Najm
53:44] And that it is He Who gave death and gave life? [Najm
53:45] And that it is He Who has created the pairs, male and female? [Najm
53:46] From a drop of liquid, when it is added? [Najm
53:47] And that only upon Him is the next revival? [Najm
53:48] And that it is He Who has given wealth and contentment? [Najm
53:49] And that He only is the Lord of the star Sirius? [Najm
53:50] And that it is He Who earlier destroyed the tribe of Aad? [Najm
53:51] And destroyed the tribe of Thamud, not sparing anyone? [Najm
53:52] And before them, the people of Nooh? Indeed they were more unjust and
more rebellious than these! [Najm
53:53] And that it is He Who threw down the upturned townships? [Najm
53:54] So they were covered with whatever covered them? [Najm
53:55] So O listener! Which favour of your Lord will you doubt? [Najm
53:56] He (Prophet Mohammed – peace and blessings be upon him) is
a Herald of Warning, like the former Heralds of Warning. [Najm
53:57] The approaching event has come near. [Najm
53:58] None except Allah can avert it. [Najm
53:59] So are you surprised at this fact? [Najm
53:60] And you laugh, and do not weep! [Najm
53:61] And you are lost in play! [Najm
53:62] Therefore prostrate for Allah, and worship Him. (Command of
Prostration # 12) |
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OF SURAH