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Sura Liii. Najm, Or The Star

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"The Holy Quran", tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934],

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Sra Liii.

\"NAJM," Or The Star.

In the name of God, Most Gracious,

Most Merciful.

1.
By the Star

When it goes down,--

2.
Your Companion is neither

Astray nor being misled,

3.
Nor does he say (aught)

Of (his own) Desire.

4.
It is no less than

Inspiration sent down to him:

5.
He was taught by one

Mighty in Power,

6.
Endued with Wisdom:


For he appeared

(In stately form)

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7.
While he was in

The highest part

Of the horizon:

8.
Then he approached

And came closer,

9.
And was at a distance

Of but two bow-lengths

Or (even) nearer;

10.
So did (God) convey

The inspiration to His Servant--

(Conveyed) what He (meant)

To convey.

11.
The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart

In no way falsified

That which he saw.

12.
Will ye then dispute

With him concerning

What he saw?

13.
For indeed he saw him

At a second descent,

14.
Near the Lote-tree

Beyond which none may pass:

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15.
Near it is the Garden

Of Abode.

16.
Behold, the Lote-tree

Was shrouded

(In mystery unspeakable!)

17.
(His) sight never swerved,

Nor did it go wrong!

18.
For truly did he see,

Of the Signs of his Lord,

The Greatest!

19.
Have ye seen

Lt, and 'Uzz,

20.
And another,

The third (goddess), Mant?

21.
What! For you

The male sex,

And for Him, the female?

22.
Behold, such would be

Indeed a division

Most unfair!

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23.
These are nothing but names

Which ye have devised,--

Ye and your fathers,

For which God has sent

Down no authority (whatever).

They follow nothing but

Conjecture and what

Their own souls desire!--

Even though there has already

Come to them Guidance

From their Lord!

24.
Nay, shall man have (just)

Anything he hankers after?

25.
But it is to God

That the End and

The Beginning (of all things)

Belong.

Section 2.

26.
How many-so-ever be

The angels in the heavens,

Their intercession will avail nothing

Except after God has given

Leave for whom He pleases

And that he is acceptable

To Him.

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27.
Those who believe not

In the Hereafter, name

The angels with female names.

28.
But they have no knowledge

Therein. They follow nothing

But conjecture; and conjecture

Avails nothing against Truth.

29.
Therefore shun those who

Turn away from Our Message

And desire nothing but

The life of this world.

30.
That is as far as

Knowledge will reach them.

Verily thy Lord knoweth best

Those who stray from

His Path, and He knoweth

Best those who receive guidance.

31.
Yea, to God belongs all

That is in the heavens

And on earth: so that

He rewards those who do

Evil, according to their deeds,

And He rewards those who

Do good, with what is best.

32.
Those who avoid

Great sins and shameful deeds,

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Only (falling into) small faults,

Verily thy Lord is ample

In forgiveness. He knows

You well when He brings

You out of the earth,

And when ye are hidden

In your mothers' wombs.

Therefore justify not yourselves;

He knows best who it is

That guards against evil.

Section 3.

33.
Seest thou one

Who turns back,

34.
Gives a little,

Then hardens (his heart)?

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35.
What! Has he knowledge

Of the unseen

So that he can see?

36.
Nay, is he not acquainted

With what is in the books

Of Moses--

37.
And of Abraham

Who fulfilled his

engagements;--

38.
Namely, that no bearer

Of burdens can bear

The burden of another;

39.
That man can have nothing

But what he strives for;

40.
That (the fruit of) his striving

Will soon come in sight;

41.
Then will he be rewarded

With a reward complete;

42.
That to thy Lord

Is the final Goal;

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43.
That it is He Who

Granteth Laughter and Tears;

44.
That it is He Who

Granteth Death and Life;

45.
That He did create

In pairs,--male and female,

46.
From a seed when lodged

(In its place);

47.
That He hath promised

A Second Creation

(Raising of the Dead);

48.
That it is He Who

Giveth wealth and satisfaction;

49.
That He is the Lord

Of Sirius (the Mighty Star);

50.
And that it is He

Who destroyed the (powerful)

Ancient 'd (people),

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51.
And the Thamd,

Nor gave them a lease

Of perpetual life.

52.
And before them,

The people of Noah,

For that they were (all)

Most unjust

And most insolent transgressors,

53.
And He destroyed

The Overthrown Cities

(Of Sodom and Gomorrah),

54.
So that (ruins unknown)

Have covered them up.

55.
Then which of the gifts

Of thy Lord, (O man,)

Wilt thou dispute about?

56.
This is a Warner,

Of the (series of) Warners

Of old!

57.
The (Judgment) ever approaching

Draws nigh:

58.
No (soul) but God

Can lay it bare.

59.
Do ye then wonder

At this recital?

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60.
And will ye laugh

And not weep,--

61.
Wasting your time

In vanities?

62.
But fall ye down in prostration

To God, and adore (Him)!

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