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Surah 53
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Sixty-two verses opening with an oath by the star, and saying that the speaker's companion neither errs nor speaks out of his own desire. It names three things called upon - al-Lat, al-Uzza and Manat - and says they are names their callers and their fathers gave, with no authority sent down for them. It closes with an instruction to prostrate and serve God.
وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wan-najmi idhaa hawaa
DIN 31635wan-naǧmi ʾiḏā hawā
By the star as it goes down.
By the Star when it setteth
By the star when it falls
By the STAR when it setteth
By the star, when it setteth
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)maa dalla saahibukum wamaa ghawaa
DIN 31635mā ḍalla ṣāḥibukum wamā ġawā
Your friend has not gone astray, nor has he erred.
Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived
your comrade errs not, nor is he deluded
Your compatriot erreth not, nor is he led astray
your companion Mohammed erreth not, nor is he led astray
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wamaa yantiqu 'ani l-hawaa
DIN 31635wamā yanṭiqu ʿani l-hawā
The translators word this verse differently
Nor does he speak out of desire.
Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire
nor speaks he out of lust
Neither speaketh he from mere impulse
Neither doth he speak of his own will
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)in huwa illaa wahyun yoohaa
DIN 31635ʾin huwa ʾillā waḥyun yūḥā
The translators word this verse differently
It is but a revelation revealed.
It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired
It is but an inspiration inspired
The Koran is no other than a revelation revealed to him
It is no other than a revelation, which hath been revealed unto him
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)'allamahu shadeedu l-quwaa
DIN 31635ʿallamahu šadīdu l-quwā
The translators word this verse differently
Taught to him by the Extremely Powerful.
Which one of mighty powers hath taught him
One mighty in power taught him
One terrible in power taught it him
One mighty in power, indued with understanding, taught it him
ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)dhoo mirratin fastawaa
DIN 31635ḏū mirratin fastawā
The translators word this verse differently
The one of vigor. He settled.
One vigorous; and he grew clear to view
endowed with sound understanding, and appeared
Endued with wisdom. With even balance stood he
And He appeared
وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)wahuwa bil-'ufuqi l-'a'laa
DIN 31635wahuwa bil-ʾufuqi l-ʾaʿlā
The translators word this verse differently
While he was at the highest horizon.
When he was on the uppermost horizon
he being in the loftiest tract
In the highest part of the horizon
in the highest part of the horizon
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)thumma danaa fatadallaa
DIN 31635ṯumma danā fatadallā
The translators word this verse differently
Then he came near, and hovered around.
Then he drew nigh and came down
Then drew he near and hovered o'er
Then came he nearer and approached
Afterwards He approached the prophet, and drew near unto him
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)fakaana qaaba qawsayni aw adnaa
DIN 31635fakāna qāba qawsayni ʾaw ʾadnā
The translators word this verse differently
He was within two bows' length, or closer.
Till he was (distant) two bows' length or even nearer
until he was two bows length off or nigher still
And was at the distance of two bows, or even closer
until He was at the distance of two bows length from him, or yet nearer
فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)fa'awhaa ilaa 'abdihi maa awhaa
DIN 31635faʾawḥā ʾilā ʿabdihi mā ʾawḥā
Then He revealed to His servant what He revealed.
And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed
Then he inspired his servant what he inspired him
And he revealed to his servant what he revealed
And He revealed unto his servant that which He revealed
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)maa kadhaba l-fu'aadu maa ra'aa
DIN 31635mā kaḏaba l-fuʾādu mā raʾā
The heart did not lie about what it saw.
The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw
the heart belies not what he saw
His heart falsified not what he saw
The heart of Mohammed did not falsely represent that which he saw
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)afatumaaroonahu 'alaa maa yaraa
DIN 31635ʾafatumārūnahu ʿalā mā yarā
Will you dispute with him concerning what he saw?
Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth
What, will ye dispute with him on what he saw
What! will ye then dispute with him as to what he saw
Will ye therefore dispute with him concerning that which he saw
وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)walaqad ra'aahu nazlatan ukhraa
DIN 31635walaqad raʾāhu nazlatan ʾuḫrā
He saw him on another descent.
And verily he saw him yet another time
And he saw him another time
He had seen him also another time
He also saw him another time
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)'inda sidrati l-muntahaa
DIN 31635ʿinda sidrati l-muntahā
The translators word this verse differently
At the Lotus Tree of the Extremity.
By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary
by the lote tree none may pass
Near the Sidrah-tree, which marks the boundary
by the lote-tree beyond which there is no passing
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)'indahaa jannatu l-ma'waa
DIN 31635ʿindahā ǧannatu l-maʾwā
Near which is the Garden of Repose.
Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode
near which is the garden of the Abode
Near which is the garden of repose
Near it is the garden of eternal abode
إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)idh yaghshaa s-sidrata maa yaghshaa
DIN 31635ʾiḏ yaġšā s-sidrata mā yaġšā
As there covered the Lotus Tree what covered it.
When that which shroudeth did enshroud the lote-tree
When there covered the lote tree what did cover it
When the Sidrah-tree was covered with what covered it
When the lote-tree covered that which it covered
مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)maa zaagha l-basaru wamaa taghaa
DIN 31635mā zāġa l-baṣaru wamā ṭaġā
The translators word this verse differently
The sight did not waver, nor did it exceed.
The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold
The sight swerved not nor wandered
His eye turned not aside, nor did it wander
his eye-sight turned not aside, neither did it wander
لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)laqad ra'aa min aayaati rabbihi l-kubraa
DIN 31635laqad raʾā min ʾāyāti rabbihi l-kubrā
He saw some of the Great Signs of his Lord.
Verily he saw one of the greater revelations of his Lord
He saw then the greatest of the signs of his Lord
For he saw the greatest of the signs of his Lord
And he really beheld some of the greatest signs of his Lord
أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)afara'aytumu llaata wal-'uzzaa
DIN 31635ʾafaraʾaytumu llāta wal-ʿuzzā
The translators word this verse differently
Have you considered al-Lat and al-Uzza?
Have ye thought upon Al-Lat and Al-'Uzza
Have ye considered Allat and Al 'Huzza
Do you see Al-Lat and Al-Ozza
What think ye of Allat, and Al Uzza
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wamanaata th-thaalithata l-'ukhraa
DIN 31635wamanāta ṯ-ṯāliṯata l-ʾuḫrā
And Manat, the third one, the other?
And Manat, the third, the other
and Manat the other third
And Manat the third idol besides
and Manah, that other third goddess
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)alakumu dh-dhakaru walahu l-'unthaa
DIN 31635ʾalakumu ḏ-ḏakaru walahu l-ʾunṯā
The translators word this verse differently
Are you to have the males, and He the females?
Are yours the males and His the females
Shall there be male offspring for Him and female for you
What? shall ye have male progeny and God female
Have ye male children, and God female
تِلْكَ إِذًا قِسْمَةٌ ضِيزَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)tilka idhan qismatun deezaa
DIN 31635tilka ʾiḏan qismatun ḍīzā
The translators word this verse differently
What a bizarre distribution.
That indeed were an unfair division
That were an unfair division
This were indeed an unfair partition
This, therefore, is an unjust partition
إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)in hiya illaa asmaa'un sammaytumoohaa antum wa'aabaa'ukum maa anzala llaahu bihaa min sultaanin in yattabi'oona illaa z-zanna wamaa tahwaa l-'anfusu walaqad jaa'ahum min rabbihimu l-hudaa
DIN 31635ʾin hiya ʾillā ʾasmāʾun sammaytumūhā ʾantum waʾābāʾukum mā ʾanzala llāhu bihā min sulṭānin ʾin yattabiʿūna ʾillā ẓ-ẓanna wamā tahwā l-ʾanfusu walaqad ǧāʾahum min rabbihimu l-hudā
These are nothing but names, which you have devised, you and your ancestors, for which God sent down no authority. They follow nothing but assumptions, and what the ego desires, even though guidance has come to them from their Lord.
They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers, for which Allah hath revealed no warrant. They follow but a guess and that which (they) themselves desire. And now the guidance from their Lord hath come unto them
They are but names which ye have named, ye and your fathers! God has sent down no authority for them! They do but follow suspicion and what their souls lust after!- And yet there has come to them guidance from their Lord
These are mere names: ye and your fathers named them thus: God hath not sent down any warranty in their regard. A mere conceit and their own impulses do they follow. Yet hath "the guidance" from their Lord come to them
They are no other than empty names, which ye and your fathers have named goddesses. God hath not revealed concerning them any thing to authorize their worship. They follow no other than a vain opinion, and what their souls desire: Yet hath the true direction come unto them from their Lord
أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)am lil'insaani maa tamannaa
DIN 31635ʾam lilʾinsāni mā tamannā
Or is the human being to have whatever he desires?
Or shall man have what he coveteth
Shall man have what he desires
Shall man have whatever he wisheth
Shall man have whatever he wisheth for
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Easy-read (simplified)falillaahi l-'aakhiratu wal-'oolaa
DIN 31635falillāhi l-ʾāḫiratu wal-ʾūlā
The translators word this verse differently
To God belong the Last and the First.
But unto Allah belongeth the after (life), and the former
But God's is the hereafter and the present
The future and the present are in the hand of God
The life to come, and the present life are God's
وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
Easy-read (simplified)wakam min malakin fee s-samaawaati laa tughnee shafaa'atuhum shay'an illaa min ba'di an ya'dhana llaahu liman yashaa'u wayardaa
DIN 31635wakam min malakin fī s-samāwāti lā tuġnī šafāʿatuhum šayʾan ʾillā min baʿdi ʾan yaʾḏana llāhu liman yašāʾu wayarḍā
The translators word this verse differently
How many an angel is there in the heavens whose intercession avails nothing, except after God gives permission to whomever He wills, and approves?
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth
How many an angel in the heaven!- their intercession avails not at all, save after God has given permission to whomsoever He will and is pleased with
And many as are the Angels in the Heavens, their intercession shall be of no avail Until God hath permitted it to whom he shall please and will accept
And how many angels soever there be in the heavens, their intercession shall be of no avail, until after God shall have granted permission unto whom He shall please and shall accept
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