Chapter 53 · 62 verses
An-Najm
The Star
النجم
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
53:1
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ١
English
By the stars when they fade away!
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53:2
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ٢
English
Your fellow man is neither misguided nor astray.
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53:3
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ٣
English
Nor does he speak of his own whims.
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53:4
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ٤
English
It is only a revelation sent down ˹to him˺.
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53:5
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ٥
English
He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power
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53:6
ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ٦
English
and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form
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53:7
وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ٧
English
while on the highest point above the horizon
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53:8
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ٨
English
then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close
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53:9
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ٩
English
that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less.
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53:10
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ١٠
English
Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺.
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53:11
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ١١
English
The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw.
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53:12
أَفَتُمَـٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ١٢
English
How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw?
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53:13
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ١٣
English
And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time
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53:14
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ١٤
English
at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺—
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53:15
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ١٥
English
near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence—
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53:16
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ١٦
English
while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours!
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53:17
مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ١٧
English
The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach.
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53:18
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَـٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ١٨
English
He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs.
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53:19
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ١٩
English
Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza
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53:20
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ٢٠
English
and the third one, Manât, as well?
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About Surah An-Najm (The Star)
Named "the Star" (al-Najm), a Meccan sūrah affirming that the Prophet ﷺ speaks by revelation, recounting his vision, and refuting idolatry.
- Chapter
- 53 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 62
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah An-Najm about?
Named "the Star" (al-Najm), a Meccan sūrah affirming that the Prophet ﷺ speaks by revelation, recounting his vision, and refuting idolatry.
How many verses are in Surah An-Najm?
Surah An-Najm (The Star) has 62 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah An-Najm Meccan or Madinan?
Surah An-Najm is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah An-Najm in the Qurʾān?
Surah An-Najm is the 53rd chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.