النجم
Surah An-Najm
ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ
then they will be fully rewarded,
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
and that to your Lord ˹alone˺ is the ultimate return ˹of all things˺.
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
Moreover, He is the One Who brings about joy and sadness.1
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا
And He is the One Who gives life and causes death.
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ
And He created the pairs—males and females—
مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ
from a sperm-drop when it is emitted.
وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ
And it is upon Him to bring about re-creation.
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ
And He is the One Who enriches and impoverishes.
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ
And He alone is the Lord of Sirius.1
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ
And He destroyed the first ˹people of˺ ’Ȃd,
وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ
and ˹then˺ Thamûd,1 sparing no one.
وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ
And before ˹that He destroyed˺ the people of Noah, who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression.
وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ
And ˹it was˺ He ˹Who˺ turned the cities ˹of Sodom and Gomorrah˺ upside down.
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
How overwhelming was what covered ˹them˺!1
فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
Now, which of your Lord’s favours will you dispute?
هَـٰذَا نَذِيرٌ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ
This ˹Prophet˺ is a warner like earlier ones.
أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ
The approaching ˹Hour˺ has drawn near.
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
None but Allah can disclose it.
أَفَمِنْ هَـٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
Do you find this revelation astonishing,
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
laughing ˹at it˺ and not weeping ˹in awe˺,