Surah An-Najm: Arabic, Transliteration and Translation
Surah An-Najm is chapter 53 of the Holy Quran; it has 62 verses and is a Meccan surah. Below you can read the whole surah verse by verse with the Arabic text, Latin transliteration and English translation.
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ﴿1﴾
Wannajmi izaa hawaa
1.By the star when it descends,
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ﴿2﴾
Maa dalla saahibukum wa maa ghawaa
2.Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ﴿3﴾
Wa maa yyantiqu 'anilhawaaa
3.Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌۭ يُوحَىٰ﴿4﴾
In huwa illaa Wahyuny yoohaa
4.It is not but a revelation revealed,
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ﴿5﴾
'Allamahoo shadeedul quwaa
5.Taught to him by one intense in strength -
ذُو مِرَّةٍۢ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ﴿6﴾
Zoo mirratin fastawaa
6.One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form
وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ﴿7﴾
Wa huwa bil ufuqil a'laa
7.While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ﴿8﴾
Summa danaa fatadalla
8.Then he approached and descended
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ﴿9﴾
Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa
9.And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ﴿10﴾
Fa awhaaa ilaa 'abdihee maaa awhaa
10.And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ﴿11﴾
Maa kazabal fu'aadu maa ra aa
11.The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ﴿12﴾
Afatumaaroonahoo 'alaa maayaraa
12.So will you dispute with him over what he saw?
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ﴿13﴾
Wa laqad ra aahu nazlatan ukhraa
13.And he certainly saw him in another descent
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ﴿14﴾
'Inda sidratil muntaha
14.At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ﴿15﴾
'Indahaa jannatul maawaa
15.Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ﴿16﴾
Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa
16.When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ﴿17﴾
Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa
17.The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ﴿18﴾
Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa
18.He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ﴿19﴾
Afara'aytumul laata wal 'uzzaa
19.So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ﴿20﴾
Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa
20.And Manat, the third - the other one?
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ﴿21﴾
A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa
21.Is the male for you and for Him the female?
تِلْكَ إِذًۭا قِسْمَةٌۭ ضِيزَىٰٓ﴿22﴾
Tilka izan qismatun deezaa
22.That, then, is an unjust division.
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌۭ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ﴿23﴾
In hiya illaaa asmaaa'un sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; inyyattabi'oona illaz zanna wa maa tahwal anfusu wa laqad jaaa'ahum mir Rabbihimul hudaa
23.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.
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ﴿24﴾
Am lil insaani maa taman naa
24.Or is there for man whatever he wishes?
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ﴿25﴾
Falillaahil aakhiratu wal oolaa
25.Rather, to Allah belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍۢ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ﴿26﴾
Wa kam mim malakin fissamaawaati laa tughnee shafaa'atuhum shai'an illaa mim ba'di anyyaazanal laahu limany yashaaa'u wa yardaa
26.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.
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ﴿27﴾
innal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati la yusammoonal malaaa'ikata tasmiyatal unsaa
27.Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter name the angels female names,
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًۭٔا﴿28﴾
Wa maa lahum bihee min 'ilmin iny yattabi'oona illaz zanna wa innaz zanna laa yughnee minal haqqi shai'aa
28.And they have thereof no knowledge. They follow not except assumption, and indeed, assumption avails not against the truth at all.
فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا﴿29﴾
Fa a'rid 'am man tawallaa 'an zikrinaa wa lam yurid illal hayaatad dunyaa
29.So turn away from whoever turns his back on Our message and desires not except the worldly life.
ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ﴿30﴾
Zalika mablaghuhum minal 'ilm; inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabee lihee wa huwa a'lamu bimanih tadaa
30.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.
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى﴿31﴾
Wa lillaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi liyajziyal lazeena asaaa'oo bimaa 'amiloo wa yajziyal lazeena ahsanoo bilhusnaa
31.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] -
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌۭ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ﴿32﴾
Allazeena yajtaniboona kabaaa'iral ismi walfawaa hisha illal lamam; inna rabbaka waasi'ul maghfirah; huwa a'lamu bikum iz ansha akum minal ardi wa iz antum ajinnatun fee butooni umma haatikum falaa tuzakkooo anfusakum huwa a'lamu bimanit taqaa
32.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.
أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ﴿33﴾
Afara'ayatal lazee tawallaa
33.Have you seen the one who turned away
وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًۭا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ﴿34﴾
Wa a'taa qaleelanw wa akdaa
34.And gave a little and [then] refrained?
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ﴿35﴾
A'indahoo 'ilmul ghaibi fahuwa yaraa
35.Does he have knowledge of the unseen, so he sees?
أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ﴿36﴾
Am lam yunabbaa bimaa fee suhuhfi Moosa
36.Or has he not been informed of what was in the scriptures of Moses
وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ﴿37﴾
Wa Ibraaheemal lazee waffaaa
37.And [of] Abraham, who fulfilled [his obligations] -
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ﴿38﴾
Allaa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa
38.That no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of another
وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ﴿39﴾
Wa al laisa lil insaani illaa maa sa'aa
39.And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives
وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ﴿40﴾
Wa anna sa'yahoo sawfa yuraa
40.And that his effort is going to be seen -
ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ﴿41﴾
Summa yujzaahul jazaaa 'al awfaa
41.Then he will be recompensed for it with the fullest recompense
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ﴿42﴾
Wa anna ilaa rabbikal muntahaa
42.And that to your Lord is the finality
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ﴿43﴾
Wa annahoo huwa adhaka wa abkaa
43.And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا﴿44﴾
Wa annahoo huwa amaata wa ahyaa
44.And that it is He who causes death and gives life
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ﴿45﴾
Wa annahoo khalaqaz zawjainiz zakara wal unsaa
45.And that He creates the two mates - the male and female -
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ﴿46﴾
Min nutfatin izaa tumnaa
46.From a sperm-drop when it is emitted
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ﴿47﴾
Wa anna 'alaihin nash atal ukhraa
47.And that [incumbent] upon Him is the next creation
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ﴿48﴾
Wa annahoo huwa aghnaa wa aqnaa
48.And that it is He who enriches and suffices
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ﴿49﴾
Wa annahoo huwa rabbush shi'raa
49.And that it is He who is the Lord of Sirius
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ﴿50﴾
Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa
50.And that He destroyed the first [people of] 'Aad
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ﴿51﴾
Wa samooda famaaa abqaa
51.And Thamud - and He did not spare [them] -
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ﴿52﴾
Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa
52.And the people of Noah before. Indeed, it was they who were [even] more unjust and oppressing.
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ﴿53﴾
Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa
53.And the overturned towns He hurled down
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ﴿54﴾
Faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa
54.And covered them by that which He covered.
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ﴿55﴾
Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbika tatamaaraa
55.Then which of the favors of your Lord do you doubt?
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ﴿56﴾
Haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa
56.This [Prophet] is a warner like the former warners.
أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ﴿57﴾
Azifatil laazifah
57.The Approaching Day has approached.
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ﴿58﴾
Laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah
58.Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ﴿59﴾
Afamin hazal hadeesi ta'jaboon
59.Then at this statement do you wonder?
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ﴿60﴾
Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon
60.And you laugh and do not weep
وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ﴿61﴾
Wa antum saamidoon
61.While you are proudly sporting?
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩﴿62﴾
Fasjudoo lillaahi wa'budoo
62.So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].
Frequently Asked Questions
How many verses does Surah An-Najm have?
Surah An-Najm has 62 verses and is chapter 53 of the Holy Quran.
Is Surah An-Najm Meccan or Medinan?
Surah An-Najm is a Meccan surah; it was revealed during the Mecca period.