Surah An-Najm (The Star)

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Surah An-Najm (The Star) - Aya count 62

وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ﴿١﴾

By the star when it descends,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ ﴿٢﴾

Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا یَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰۤ ﴿٣﴾

Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡیࣱ یُوحَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

It is not but a revelation revealed,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِیدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Taught to him by one intense in strength -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ذُو مِرَّةࣲ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Then he approached and descended


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَیۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَوۡحَىٰۤ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَاۤ أَوۡحَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰۤ ﴿١١﴾

The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا یَرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

And he certainly saw him in another descent


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰۤ ﴿١٥﴾

Near it is the Garden of Refuge -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِذۡ یَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا یَغۡشَىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ﴿١٧﴾

The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَایَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰۤ ﴿١٨﴾

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَرَءَیۡتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ ﴿١٩﴾

So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰۤ ﴿٢٠﴾

And Manat, the third - the other one?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

Is the male for you and for Him the female?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

تِلۡكَ إِذࣰا قِسۡمَةࣱ ضِیزَىٰۤ ﴿٢٢﴾

That, then, is an unjust division.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنۡ هِیَ إِلَّاۤ أَسۡمَاۤءࣱ سَمَّیۡتُمُوهَاۤ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَاۤؤُكُم مَّاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَـٰنٍۚ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ ﴿٢٣﴾

They are not but [mere] names you have named them - you and your forefathers - for which Allah has sent down no authority. They follow not except assumption and what [their] souls desire, and there has already come to them from their Lord guidance.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ﴿٢٤﴾

Or is there for man whatever he wishes?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿٢٥﴾

Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكࣲ فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ لَا تُغۡنِی شَفَـٰعَتُهُمۡ شَیۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن یَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن یَشَاۤءُ وَیَرۡضَىٰۤ ﴿٢٦﴾

And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡـَٔاخِرَةِ لَیُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةَ تَسۡمِیَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢٧﴾

Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا یُغۡنِی مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَیۡـࣰٔا ﴿٢٨﴾

And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ یُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَیَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡیَا ﴿٢٩﴾

So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ذَ ٰ⁠لِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِیلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ﴿٣٠﴾

That is their sum of knowledge. Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of who is guided.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰ⁠تِ وَمَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِیَجۡزِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَسَـٰۤـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَیَجۡزِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى ﴿٣١﴾

And to Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth - that He may recompense those who do evil with [the penalty of] what they have done and recompense those who do good with the best [reward] -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ٱلَّذِینَ یَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰۤىِٕرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَ ٰ⁠حِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَ ٰ⁠سِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةࣱ فِی بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوۤاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰۤ ﴿٣٢﴾

Those who avoid the major sins and immoralities, only [committing] slight ones. Indeed, your Lord is vast in forgiveness. He was most knowing of you when He produced you from the earth and when you were fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. So do not claim yourselves to be pure; He is most knowing of who fears Him.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی تَوَلَّىٰ ﴿٣٣﴾

Have you seen the one who turned away


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِیلࣰا وَأَكۡدَىٰۤ ﴿٣٤﴾

And gave a little and [then] refrained?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ فَهُوَ یَرَىٰۤ ﴿٣٥﴾

Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَمۡ لَمۡ یُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِی صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ﴿٣٦﴾

Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَإِبۡرَ ٰ⁠هِیمَ ٱلَّذِی وَفَّىٰۤ ﴿٣٧﴾

And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةࣱ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿٣٨﴾

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَن لَّیۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ﴿٣٩﴾

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّ سَعۡیَهُۥ سَوۡفَ یُرَىٰ ﴿٤٠﴾

And that his effort is going to be seen -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

ثُمَّ یُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَاۤءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ ﴿٤١﴾

Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿٤٢﴾

And that to your Lord is the finality


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ ﴿٤٣﴾

And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡیَا ﴿٤٤﴾

And that it is He who causes death and gives life


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَیۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ﴿٤٥﴾

And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ ﴿٤٦﴾

From a sperm-drop when it is emitted


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ ﴿٤٧﴾

And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ ﴿٤٨﴾

And that it is He who enriches and suffices


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ ﴿٤٩﴾

And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنَّهُۥۤ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿٥٠﴾

And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَاۤ أَبۡقَىٰ ﴿٥١﴾

And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ ﴿٥٢﴾

And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ ﴿٥٣﴾

And the overturned towns He hurled down


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ﴿٥٤﴾

And covered them by that which He covered.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ﴿٥٥﴾

Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

هَـٰذَا نَذِیرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۤ ﴿٥٦﴾

This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡـَٔازِفَةُ ﴿٥٧﴾

The Approaching Day has approached.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

لَیۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ﴿٥٨﴾

Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

أَفَمِنۡ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

Then at this statement do you wonder?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾

And you laugh and do not weep


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

وَأَنتُمۡ سَـٰمِدُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

While you are proudly sporting?


Arabic explanations of the Qur’an:

فَٱسۡجُدُواْ لِلَّهِ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ ۩ ﴿٦٢﴾

So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].


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