The Star — Maulana Muhammad Ali Translation

إِنۡ هِیَ إِلَّاۤ أَسۡمَاۤءࣱ سَمَّیۡتُمُوهَاۤ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَاۤؤُكُم مَّاۤ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَـٰنٍۚ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَاۤءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰۤ ۝٢٣

Maulana Muhammad Ali

They are naught but names which you have named, you and your fathers -- Allah has sent no authority for them. They follow but conjecture and what (their) souls desire. And certainly the guidance has come to them from their Lord

in hiya illā asmāon sammaytumūhā antum waābāukum mā anzala l-lahu bihā min sul'ṭānin in yattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wamā tahwā l-anfusu walaqad jāahum min rabbihimu l-hud

53:24

أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ۝٢٤

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or shall man have what he wishes

am lil'insāni mā tamann

53:25

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ۝٢٥

Maulana Muhammad Ali

But for Allah is the Hereafter and the former (life)

falillahi l-ākhiratu wal-ūl

53:26

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكࣲ فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِی شَفَـٰعَتُهُمۡ شَیۡءًا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن یَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن یَشَاۤءُ وَیَرۡضَىٰۤ ۝٢٦

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And how many angels are in the heavens, whose intercession avails naught except after Allah gives permission to whom He pleases and chooses

wakam min malakin fī l-samāwāti lā tugh'nī shafāʿatuhum shayan illā min baʿdi an yadhana l-lahu liman yashāu wayarḍ

53:27

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِینَ لَا یُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡءَاخِرَةِ لَیُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰۤىِٕكَةَ تَسۡمِیَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ۝٢٧

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Surely those who believe not in the Hereafter name the angels with female names

inna alladhīna lā yu'minūna bil-ākhirati layusammūna l-malāikata tasmiyata l-unth

53:28

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن یَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا یُغۡنِی مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَیۡءࣰا ۝٢٨

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And they have no knowledge of it. They follow but conjecture, and surely conjecture avails naught against Truth

wamā lahum bihi min ʿil'min in yattabiʿūna illā l-ẓana wa-inna l-ẓana lā yugh'nī mina l-ḥaqi shaya

53:29

فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ یُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَیَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡیَا ۝٢٩

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So shun him who turns his back upon Our Reminder, and desires nothing but this world’s life

fa-aʿriḍ ʿan man tawallā ʿan dhik'rinā walam yurid illā l-ḥayata l-dun'y

53:30

ذَ ٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِیلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ۝٣٠

Maulana Muhammad Ali

That is their goal of knowledge. Surely thy Lord knows best him who strays from His path and He knows best him who goes aright

dhālika mablaghuhum mina l-ʿil'mi inna rabbaka huwa aʿlamu biman ḍalla ʿan sabīlihi wahuwa aʿlamu bimani ih'tad

53:31

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِی ٱلسَّمَـٰوَ ٰتِ وَمَا فِی ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِیَجۡزِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَسَـٰۤءُوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَیَجۡزِیَ ٱلَّذِینَ أَحۡسَنُوا۟ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى ۝٣١

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And Allah’s is whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, that He may reward those who do evil for that which they do, and reward those who do good with goodness

walillahi mā fī l-samāwāti wamā fī l-arḍi liyajziya alladhīna asāū bimā ʿamilū wayajziya alladhīna aḥsanū bil-ḥus'n

53:32

ٱلَّذِینَ یَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰۤىِٕرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَ ٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَ ٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةࣱ فِی بُطُونِ أُمَّهَـٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوۤا۟ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰۤ ۝٣٢

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Those who avoid the great sins and the indecencies, but the passing idea -- surely thy Lord is Liberal in Forgiving. He knows best when He brings you forth from the earth and when you are embryos in the wombs of your mothers; so ascribe not purity to yourselves. He knows him best who guards against evil

alladhīna yajtanibūna kabāira l-ith'mi wal-fawāḥisha illā l-lamama inna rabbaka wāsiʿu l-maghfirati huwa aʿlamu bikum idh ansha-akum mina l-arḍi wa-idh antum ajinnatun fī buṭūni ummahātikum falā tuzakkū anfusakum huwa aʿlamu bimani ittaq

53:33

أَفَرَءَیۡتَ ٱلَّذِی تَوَلَّىٰ ۝٣٣

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Seest thou him who turns back

afara-ayta alladhī tawall

53:34

وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِیلࣰا وَأَكۡدَىٰۤ ۝٣٤

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And gives a little, then withholds

wa-aʿṭā qalīlan wa-akd

53:35

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَیۡبِ فَهُوَ یَرَىٰۤ ۝٣٥

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Has he the knowledge of the unseen so that he can see

aʿindahu ʿil'mu l-ghaybi fahuwa yar

53:36

أَمۡ لَمۡ یُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِی صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ۝٣٦

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Or has he not been informed of what is in the scriptures of Moses

am lam yunabba bimā fī ṣuḥufi mūs

53:37

وَإِبۡرَ ٰهِیمَ ٱلَّذِی وَفَّىٰۤ ۝٣٧

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And (of) Abraham who fulfilled (commandments)

wa-ib'rāhīma alladhī waff

53:38

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةࣱ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ۝٣٨

Maulana Muhammad Ali

That no bearer of a burden bears another’s burden

allā taziru wāziratun wiz'ra ukh'r

53:39

وَأَن لَّیۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَـٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ۝٣٩

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that man can have nothing but what he strives for

wa-an laysa lil'insāni illā mā saʿ

53:40

وَأَنَّ سَعۡیَهُۥ سَوۡفَ یُرَىٰ ۝٤٠

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that his striving will soon be seen

wa-anna saʿyahu sawfa yur

53:41

ثُمَّ یُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَاۤءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ ۝٤١

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then he will be rewarded for it with the fullest reward

thumma yuj'zāhu l-jazāa l-awf

53:42

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ۝٤٢

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that to thy Lord is the goal

wa-anna ilā rabbika l-muntah

53:43

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ ۝٤٣

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He it is Who makes (men) laugh and makes (them) weep

wa-annahu huwa aḍḥaka wa-abk

53:44

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡیَا ۝٤٤

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He it is Who causes death and gives life

wa-annahu huwa amāta wa-aḥy

53:45

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَیۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ۝٤٥

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He creates pairs, the male and the female

wa-annahu khalaqa l-zawjayni l-dhakara wal-unth

53:46

مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ ۝٤٦

Maulana Muhammad Ali

From the small life-germ when it is adapted

min nuṭ'fatin idhā tum'n

53:47

وَأَنَّ عَلَیۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ ۝٤٧

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He his ordained the second bringing forth

wa-anna ʿalayhi l-nashata l-ukh'r

53:48

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ ۝٤٨

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He it is Who gives wealth and contentment

wa-annahu huwa aghnā wa-aqn

53:49

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ ۝٤٩

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He is the Lord of Sirius

wa-annahu huwa rabbu l-shiʿ'r

53:50

وَأَنَّهُۥۤ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ۝٥٠

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And that He destroyed the First ‘Ad

wa-annahu ahlaka ʿādan l-ūl

53:51

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَاۤ أَبۡقَىٰ ۝٥١

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And Thamud, so He spared not

wathamūdā famā abq

53:52

وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُوا۟ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ ۝٥٢

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the people of Noah before. Surely they were most iniquitous and inordinate

waqawma nūḥin min qablu innahum kānū hum aẓlama wa-aṭgh

53:53

وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ ۝٥٣

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the overthrown cities, He hurled down

wal-mu'tafikata ahw

53:54

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ۝٥٤

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So there covered them that which covered

faghashāhā mā ghash

53:55

فَبِأَیِّ ءَالَاۤءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ۝٥٥

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Which, then, of thy Lord’s benefits wilt thou dispute

fabi-ayyi ālāi rabbika tatamār

53:56

هَـٰذَا نَذِیرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰۤ ۝٥٦

Maulana Muhammad Ali

This is a warner of the warners of old

hādhā nadhīrun mina l-nudhuri l-ūl

53:57

أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡءَازِفَةُ ۝٥٧

Maulana Muhammad Ali

The near Event draw nigh

azifati l-āzifat

53:58

لَیۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ۝٥٨

Maulana Muhammad Ali

There is none besides Allah to remove it

laysa lahā min dūni l-lahi kāshifatu

53:59

أَفَمِنۡ هَـٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِیثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ ۝٥٩

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Do you wonder then at this announcement?

afamin hādhā l-ḥadīthi taʿjabūn

53:60

وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ۝٦٠

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And do you laugh and not weep,

wataḍḥakūna walā tabkūn

53:61

وَأَنتُمۡ سَـٰمِدُونَ ۝٦١

فَ̅ٱ̅سۡ̅جُ̅دُ̅و̅ا۟̅ لِلَّهِ وَٱعۡبُدُوا۟ ۝٦٢ ۩

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So bow down in prostration before Allah and serve (Him).

fa-us'judū lillahi wa-uʿ'bud

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