53. An-Najm

أَلَكُمُIs for youٱلذَّكَرُthe maleوَلَهُand for Himٱلْأُنثَىٰthe female﴿٢١﴾

Is the male for you and for Him the female

تِلْكَThisإِذًاthenقِسْمَةٌ(is) a divisionضِيزَىٰٓunfair﴿٢٢﴾

That, then, is an unjust division

إِنْNotهِىَtheyإِلَّآ(are) exceptأَسْمَآءٌnamesسَمَّيْتُمُوهَآyou have named themأَنتُمْyouوَءَابَآؤُكُمand your forefathersمَّآnotأَنزَلَhas Allah sent downٱللَّهُhas Allah sent downبِهَاfor itمِنanyسُلْطَٰنٍauthorityإِنNotيَتَّبِعُونَthey followإِلَّاexceptٱلظَّنَّassumptionوَمَاand whatتَهْوَىdesireٱلْأَنفُسُthe(ir) soulsوَلَقَدْAnd certainlyجَآءَهُمhas come to themمِّنfromرَّبِّهِمُtheir Lordٱلْهُدَىٰٓthe guidance﴿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

أَمْOrلِلْإِنسَٰنِ(is) for manمَاwhatتَمَنَّىٰhe wishes﴿٢٤﴾

Or is there for man whatever he wishes

فَلِلَّهِBut for Allahٱلْءَاخِرَةُ(is) the lastوَٱلْأُولَىٰand the first﴿٢٥﴾

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

وَكَمAnd how manyمِّنofمَّلَكٍ(the) Angelsفِىinٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensلَاnotتُغْنِىwill availشَفَٰعَتُهُمْtheir intercessionشَيْـًٔاanythingإِلَّاexceptمِنۢafterبَعْدِafterأَن[that]يَأْذَنَAllah has given permissionٱللَّهُAllah has given permissionلِمَنfor whomيَشَآءُHe willsوَيَرْضَىٰٓand approves﴿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

إِنَّIndeedٱلَّذِينَthose whoلَا(do) notيُؤْمِنُونَbelieveبِٱلْءَاخِرَةِin the Hereafterلَيُسَمُّونَsurely they nameٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَthe Angelsتَسْمِيَةَname(s)ٱلْأُنثَىٰ(of) female﴿٢٧﴾

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

وَمَاAnd notلَهُمfor themبِهِۦabout itمِنْanyعِلْمٍknowledgeإِنNotيَتَّبِعُونَthey followإِلَّاbutٱلظَّنَّassumptionوَإِنَّAnd indeedٱلظَّنَّthe assumptionلَا(does) notيُغْنِىavailمِنَagainstٱلْحَقِّthe truthشَيْـًٔاanything﴿٢٨﴾

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

فَأَعْرِضْSo turn awayعَنfromمَّن(him) whoتَوَلَّىٰturns awayعَنfromذِكْرِنَاOur Reminderوَلَمْand notيُرِدْhe desiresإِلَّاexceptٱلْحَيَوٰةَthe lifeٱلدُّنْيَا(of) the world﴿٢٩﴾

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

ذَٰلِكَThatمَبْلَغُهُم(is) their sumمِّنَofٱلْعِلْمِknowledgeإِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordهُوَ(is) He (Who)أَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَن(he) whoضَلَّstraysعَنfromسَبِيلِهِۦHis Pathوَهُوَand Heأَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَنِ(he) whoٱهْتَدَىٰis guided﴿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

وَلِلَّهِAnd for Allahمَا(is) whateverفِى(is) inٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِthe heavensوَمَاand whateverفِى(is) inٱلْأَرْضِthe earthلِيَجْزِىَthat He may recompenseٱلَّذِينَthose whoأَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟do evilبِمَاwith whatعَمِلُوا۟they have doneوَيَجْزِىَand recompenseٱلَّذِينَthose whoأَحْسَنُوا۟do goodبِٱلْحُسْنَىwith the best﴿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]

ٱلَّذِينَThose whoيَجْتَنِبُونَavoidكَبَٰٓئِرَgreatٱلْإِثْمِsinsوَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَand the immoralitiesإِلَّاexceptٱللَّمَمَthe small faultsإِنَّindeedرَبَّكَyour Lordوَٰسِعُ(is) vastٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ(in) forgivenessهُوَHeأَعْلَمُ(is) most knowing about youبِكُمْ(is) most knowing about youإِذْwhenأَنشَأَكُمHe produced youمِّنَfromٱلْأَرْضِthe earthوَإِذْand whenأَنتُمْyou (were)أَجِنَّةٌfetusesفِىinبُطُونِ(the) wombsأُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ(of) your mothersفَلَاSo (do) notتُزَكُّوٓا۟ascribe purityأَنفُسَكُمْ(to) yourselvesهُوَHeأَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَنِ(he) whoٱتَّقَىٰٓfears﴿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

أَفَرَءَيْتَDid you seeٱلَّذِىthe one whoتَوَلَّىٰturned away﴿٣٣﴾

Have you seen the one who turned away

وَأَعْطَىٰAnd gaveقَلِيلًاa littleوَأَكْدَىٰٓand withheld﴿٣٤﴾

And gave a little and [then] refrained

أَعِندَهُۥIs with himعِلْمُ(the) knowledgeٱلْغَيْبِ(of) the unseenفَهُوَso heيَرَىٰٓsees﴿٣٥﴾

Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees

أَمْOrلَمْnotيُنَبَّأْhe was informedبِمَاwith whatفِى(was) inصُحُفِ(the) Scripturesمُوسَىٰ(of) Musa﴿٣٦﴾

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

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَAnd Ibrahimٱلَّذِىwhoوَفَّىٰٓfulfilled﴿٣٧﴾

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

أَلَّاThat notتَزِرُwill bearوَازِرَةٌa bearer of burdensوِزْرَ(the) burdenأُخْرَىٰ(of) another﴿٣٨﴾

That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another

وَأَنAnd thatلَّيْسَis notلِلْإِنسَٰنِfor manإِلَّاexceptمَاwhatسَعَىٰhe strives (for)﴿٣٩﴾

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

وَأَنَّAnd thatسَعْيَهُۥhis strivingسَوْفَwill soonيُرَىٰbe seen﴿٤٠﴾

And that his effort is going to be seen