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In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.

وَالنَّجۡمِ اِذَا هَوٰىۙ‏ ﴿۱﴾

By the Star when it setteth, ﴾1﴿

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوٰى‌ۚ‏ ﴿۲﴾

Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived; ﴾2﴿

وَمَا يَنۡطِقُ عَنِ الۡهَوٰىؕ‏ ﴿۳﴾

Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire. ﴾3﴿

اِنۡ هُوَ اِلَّا وَحۡىٌ يُّوۡحٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴﴾

It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired, ﴾4﴿

عَلَّمَهٗ شَدِيۡدُ الۡقُوٰىۙ‏ ﴿۵﴾

Which one of mighty powers hath taught him, ﴾5﴿

ذُوۡ مِرَّةٍؕ فَاسۡتَوٰىۙ‏ ﴿۶﴾

One vigorous; and he grew clear to view ﴾6﴿

وَهُوَ بِالۡاُفُقِ الۡاَعۡلٰىؕ‏ ﴿۷﴾

When he was on the uppermost horizon. ﴾7﴿

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلّٰىۙ‏ ﴿۸﴾

Then he drew nigh and came down ﴾8﴿

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ اَوۡ اَدۡنٰى‌ۚ‏ ﴿۹﴾

Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer, ﴾9﴿

فَاَوۡحَىٰۤ اِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهٖ مَاۤ اَوۡحٰىؕ‏ ﴿۱۰﴾

And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed. ﴾10﴿

مَا كَذَبَ الۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَاٰى‏ ﴿۱۱﴾

The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw. ﴾11﴿

اَفَتُمٰرُوۡنَهٗ عَلٰى مَا يَرٰى‏ ﴿۱۲﴾

Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth? ﴾12﴿

وَلَقَدۡ رَاٰهُ نَزۡلَةً اُخۡرٰىۙ‏ ﴿۱۳﴾

And verily he saw him yet another time ﴾13﴿

عِنۡدَ سِدۡرَةِ الۡمُنۡتَهٰى‏ ﴿۱۴﴾

By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary, ﴾14﴿

عِنۡدَهَا جَنَّةُ الۡمَاۡوٰىؕ‏ ﴿۱۵﴾

Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode. ﴾15﴿

اِذۡ يَغۡشَى السِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشٰىۙ‏ ﴿۱۶﴾

When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree, ﴾16﴿

مَا زَاغَ الۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغٰى‏ ﴿۱۷﴾

The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold. ﴾17﴿

لَقَدۡ رَاٰى مِنۡ اٰيٰتِ رَبِّهِ الۡكُبۡرٰى‏ ﴿۱۸﴾

Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord. ﴾18﴿

اَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ اللّٰتَ وَالۡعُزّٰىۙ‏ ﴿۱۹﴾

Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza ﴾19﴿

وَمَنٰوةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الۡاُخۡرٰى‏ ﴿۲۰﴾

And Manat, the third, the other? ﴾20﴿

اَلَـكُمُ الذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ الۡاُنۡثٰى‏ ﴿۲۱﴾

Are yours the males and His the females? ﴾21﴿

تِلۡكَ اِذًا قِسۡمَةٌ ضِيۡزٰى‏ ﴿۲۲﴾

That indeed were an unfair division! ﴾22﴿

اِنۡ هِىَ اِلَّاۤ اَسۡمَآءٌ سَمَّيۡتُمُوۡهَاۤ اَنۡتُمۡ وَاٰبَآؤُكُمۡ مَّاۤ اَنۡزَلَ اللّٰهُ بِهَا مِنۡ سُلۡطٰنٍ‌ؕ اِنۡ يَّتَّبِعُوۡنَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى الۡاَنۡفُسُ‌ۚ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُمۡ مِّنۡ رَّبِّهِمُ الۡهُدٰىؕ‏ ﴿۲۳﴾

They 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. ﴾23﴿

اَمۡ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ مَا تَمَنّٰىۖ‏ ﴿۲۴﴾

Or shall man have what he coveteth? ﴾24﴿

فَلِلّٰهِ الۡاٰخِرَةُ وَالۡاُوۡلٰى‏ ﴿۲۵﴾

But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former. ﴾25﴿

وَكَمۡ مِّنۡ مَّلَكٍ فِىۡ السَّمٰوٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِىۡ شَفٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔـا اِلَّا مِنۡۢ بَعۡدِ اَنۡ يَّاۡذَنَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنۡ يَّشَآءُ وَيَرۡضٰى‏ ﴿۲۶﴾

And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth. ﴾26﴿

اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُوۡنَ بِالۡاٰخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّوۡنَ الۡمَلٰٓٮِٕكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ الۡاُنۡثٰى‏ ﴿۲۷﴾

Lo! it is those who disbelieve in the Hereafter who name the angels with the names of females. ﴾27﴿

وَمَا لَهُمۡ بِهٖ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍ‌ؕ اِنۡ يَّتَّبِعُوۡنَ اِلَّا الظَّنَّ‌ۚ وَاِنَّ الظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِىۡ مِنَ الۡحَـقِّ شَيۡـًٔـاۚ‏ ﴿۲۸﴾

And they have no knowledge thereof. They follow but a guess, and lo! a guess can never take the place of the truth. ﴾28﴿

فَاَعۡرِضۡ عَنۡ مَّنۡ تَوَلّٰى ۙ عَنۡ ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ اِلَّا الۡحَيٰوةَ الدُّنۡيَاؕ‏ ﴿۲۹﴾

Then withdraw (O Muhammad) from him who fleeth from Our remembrance and desireth but the life of the world. ﴾29﴿

ذٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُمۡ مِّنَ الۡعِلۡمِ‌ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنۡ ضَلَّ عَنۡ سَبِيۡلِهٖ ۙ وَهُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اهۡتَدٰى‏ ﴿۳۰﴾

Such 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. ﴾30﴿

وَلِلّٰهِ مَا فِىۡ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَمَا فِىۡ الۡاَرۡضِۙ لِيَجۡزِىَ الَّذِيۡنَ اَسَآءُوۡا بِمَا عَمِلُوۡا وَيَجۡزِىَ الَّذِيۡنَ اَحۡسَنُوۡا بِالۡحُسۡنَى‌ۚ‏ ﴿۳۱﴾

And 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. ﴾31﴿

اَلَّذِيۡنَ يَجۡتَنِبُوۡنَ كَبٰٓٮِٕرَ الۡاِثۡمِ وَالۡفوَاحِشَ اِلَّا اللَّمَمَ‌ؕ اِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَاسِعُ الۡمَغۡفِرَةِ‌ؕ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ اِذۡ اَنۡشَاَكُمۡ مِّنَ الۡاَرۡضِ وَاِذۡ اَنۡتُمۡ اَجِنَّةٌ فِىۡ بُطُوۡنِ اُمَّهٰتِكُمۡ‌ۚ فَلَا تُزَكُّوۡۤا اَنۡفُسَكُمۡ‌ ؕ هُوَ اَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ اتَّقٰى‏ ﴿۳۲﴾

Those 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). ﴾32﴿

اَفَرَءَيۡتَ الَّذِىۡ تَوَلّٰىۙ‏ ﴿۳۳﴾

Didst thou (O Muhammad) observe him who turned away, ﴾33﴿

وَاَعۡطٰى قَلِيۡلاً وَّاَكۡدٰى‏ ﴿۳۴﴾

And gave a little, then was grudging? ﴾34﴿

اَعِنۡدَهٗ عِلۡمُ الۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرٰى‏ ﴿۳۵﴾

Hath he knowledge of the Unseen so that he seeth? ﴾35﴿

اَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّاۡ بِمَا فِىۡ صُحُفِ مُوۡسٰىۙ‏ ﴿۳۶﴾

Or hath he not had news of what is in the books of Moses ﴾36﴿

وَاِبۡرٰهِيۡمَ الَّذِىۡ وَفّٰىٓ ۙ‏ ﴿۳۷﴾

And Abraham who paid his debt: ﴾37﴿

اَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِّزۡرَ اُخۡرٰىۙ‏ ﴿۳۸﴾

That no laden one shall bear another's load, ﴾38﴿

وَاَنۡ لَّيۡسَ لِلۡاِنۡسَانِ اِلَّا مَا سَعٰىۙ‏ ﴿۳۹﴾

And that man hath only that for which he maketh effort, ﴾39﴿

وَاَنَّ سَعۡيَهٗ سَوۡفَ يُرٰى‏ ﴿۴۰﴾

And that his effort will be seen. ﴾40﴿

ثُمَّ يُجۡزٰٮهُ الۡجَزَآءَ الۡاَوۡفٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۱﴾

And afterward he will be repaid for it with fullest payment; ﴾41﴿

وَاَنَّ اِلٰى رَبِّكَ الۡمُنۡتَهٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۲﴾

And that thy Lord, He is the goal; ﴾42﴿

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَضۡحَكَ وَاَبۡكٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۳﴾

And that He it is who maketh laugh, and maketh weep, ﴾43﴿

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَمَاتَ وَ اَحۡيَاۙ‏ ﴿۴۴﴾

And that He it is Who giveth death and giveth life; ﴾44﴿

وَاَنَّهٗ خَلَقَ الزَّوۡجَيۡنِ الذَّكَرَ وَالۡاُنۡثٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۵﴾

And that He createth the two spouses, the male and the female, ﴾45﴿

مِنۡ نُّطۡفَةٍ اِذَا تُمۡنٰى‏ ﴿۴۶﴾

From a drop (of seed) when it is poured forth; ﴾46﴿

وَاَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ النَّشۡاَةَ الۡاُخۡرٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۷﴾

And that He hath ordained the second bringing forth; ﴾47﴿

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ اَغۡنَىٰ وَ اَقۡنٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۸﴾

And that He it is Who enricheth and contenteth; ﴾48﴿

وَاَنَّهٗ هُوَ رَبُّ الشِّعۡرٰىۙ‏ ﴿۴۹﴾

And that He it is Who is the Lord of Sirius; ﴾49﴿

وَاَنَّهٗۤ اَهۡلَكَ عَادًا اۨلۡاُوۡلٰىۙ‏ ﴿۵۰﴾

And that He destroyed the former (tribe of) A'ad, ﴾50﴿

وَثَمُوۡدَا۟ فَمَاۤ اَبۡقٰىۙ‏ ﴿۵۱﴾

And (the tribe of) Thamud He spared not; ﴾51﴿

وَقَوۡمَ نُوۡحٍ مِّنۡ قَبۡلُ‌ؕ اِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوۡا هُمۡ اَظۡلَمَ وَاَطۡغٰىؕ‏ ﴿۵۲﴾

And the folk of Noah aforetime, Lo! they were more unjust and more rebellious; ﴾52﴿

وَالۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ اَهۡوٰىۙ‏ ﴿۵۳﴾

And Al-Mu'tafikah He destroyed ﴾53﴿

فَغَشّٰٮهَا مَا غَشّٰى‌ۚ‏ ﴿۵۴﴾

So that there covered them that which did cover. ﴾54﴿

فَبِاَىِّ اٰلَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارٰى‏ ﴿۵۵﴾

Concerning which then, of the bounties of thy Lord, canst thou dispute? ﴾55﴿

هٰذَا نَذِيۡرٌ مِّنَ النُّذُرِ الۡاُوۡلٰٓى‏ ﴿۵۶﴾

This is a warner of the warners of old. ﴾56﴿

اَزِفَتِ الۡاٰزِفَةُ‌ۚ‏ ﴿۵۷﴾

The threatened Hour is nigh. ﴾57﴿

لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِنۡ دُوۡنِ اللّٰهِ كَاشِفَةٌؕ‏ ﴿۵۸﴾

None beside Allah can disclose it. ﴾58﴿

اَفَمِنۡ هٰذَا الۡحَدِيۡثِ تَعۡجَبُوۡنَۙ‏ ﴿۵۹﴾

Marvel ye then at this statement, ﴾59﴿

وَتَضۡحَكُوۡنَ وَلَا تَبۡكُوۡنَۙ‏ ﴿۶۰﴾

And laugh and not weep, ﴾60﴿

وَاَنۡتُمۡ سٰمِدُوۡنَ‏ ﴿۶۱﴾

While ye amuse yourselves? ﴾61﴿

فَاسۡجُدُوۡا لِلّٰهِ وَاعۡبُدُوۡا ۩‏ ﴿۶۲﴾

Rather prostrate yourselves before Allah and serve Him. ﴾62﴿