وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ﴿١﴾
Ven necmi iza heva
“By the Star when it goes down”
E.g. dua for healing, salawat, morning dhikr
Explanation: This is a munajat (intimate prayer) attributed to the ascetic Ibrahim ibn Adham. It describes the servant confessing his sins and seeking refuge in Allah's pardon alone,…
“Whoever performs the Fajr prayer in congregation is under Allah’s protection until evening.”
Muslim, Masajid 261سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Yıldız · revealed in Mecca · 62 verses · Juz 27 · page 526
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillahirrahmanirrahim
In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ﴿١﴾
Ven necmi iza heva
“By the Star when it goes down”
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ ﴿٢﴾
Ma dalle sahıbukum ve ma ğava
“Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled”
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾
Ve ma yentıku anil heva
“Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire”
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيࣱ يُوحَىٰ ﴿٤﴾
İn huve illa vahyuy yuha
“It is no less than inspiration sent down to him”
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾
Allemehu şedidul kuva
“He was taught by one Mighty in Power”
ذُو مِرَّةࣲ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾
Zu mirrah festeva
“Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form)”
وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ﴿٧﴾
Ve huve bil ufukıl a´la
“While he was in the highest part of the horizon”
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ﴿٨﴾
Summe dena fe tedella
“Then he approached and came closer”
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾
Fe kane kabe kavseyni ev edna
“And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer”
فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾
Fe evha ila abdihi ma evha
“So did (God) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey”
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾
Ma kezebel fuadu ma raa
“The (Prophet's) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw”
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾
Efe tumarunehu ala ma yera
“Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw”
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾
Ve le kad raahu nezleten uhra
“For indeed he saw him at a second descent”
عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
Inde sidratil munteha
“Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass”
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ ﴿١٥﴾
Indeha cennetul me´va
“Near it is the Garden of Abode”
إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ ﴿١٦﴾
İz yağşes sidrate ma yağşa
“Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable)”
مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ﴿١٧﴾
Ma zağal besaru ve ma tağa
“(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong”
لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ ﴿١٨﴾
Le kad raa min ayati rabbihil kubra
“For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest”
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ ﴿١٩﴾
E fe raeytumul late vel uzza
“Have ye seen Lat. and 'Uzza”
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ ﴿٢٠﴾
Ve menates salisetel uhra
“And another, the third (goddess), Manat”
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾
E lekumuz zekeru ve lehul unsa
“What! for you the male sex, and for Him, the female”
تِلۡكَ إِذࣰ ا قِسۡمَةࣱ ضِيزَىٰٓ ﴿٢٢﴾
Tilke izen kısmetun dıyza
“Behold, such would be indeed a division most unfair”
إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءࣱ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ ﴿٢٣﴾
İn hiye illa esmaun semmeytumuh entum ve abaukum ma enzelellahu biha min sultan iy yettebiune illaz zane ve ma tehvel enfus ve le kad caehum mir rabbihimul huda
“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”
أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ﴿٢٤﴾
Em lil insani ma temenna
“Nay, shall man have (just) anything he hankers after”
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿٢٥﴾
Fe lillahil ahıratu ve ula
“But it is to God that the End and the Beginning (of all things) belong”
۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكࣲ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ ﴿٢٦﴾
Ve kem mim melekin fis semavati la tuğni şefaatuhum şey´en illa mim ba´di ey ye´zenellahu li mey yeşau ve yerda
“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”
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢٧﴾
İnnellezine la yu´minune bil ahırati le yusemmunel melaiket tesmiyetel unsa
“Those who believe not in the Hereafter, name the angels with female names”
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡـࣰٔ ا ﴿٢٨﴾
Ve ma lehum bihi mim ılm iy yettebiune illez zann ve innez zanne la yuğni minel hakkı şey´a
“But they have no knowledge therein. They follow nothing but conjecture; and conjecture avails nothing against Truth”
فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا ﴿٢٩﴾
Fe a´rıd am men tevella an zikrina ve lem yurid illel hayated dunya
“Therefore shun those who turn away from Our Message and desire nothing but the life of this world”
ذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ ﴿٣٠﴾
Zalike mebleğuhum minel ılm inne rabbeke huve a´lemu bi men alle an sebilihi ve huve a´lemu bi menihteda
“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”
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى ﴿٣١﴾
Ve lillahi ma fis semavati ve ma fil erdı li yecziyellezine esau bima amilu ve yecziyellezine ahsenu bil husna
“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”
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةࣱ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ ﴿٣٢﴾
Ellezine yectenibune kebairal ismi vel fevahışe illel lemem inne rabbeke vasiul mağfirah huve a´lemu bi kum iz enşeekum minel erdı ve iz entum ecinnetun fi butuni ummehatikum fe la tuzekku enfusekum huve a´lemu bi menitteka
“Those who avoid great sins and shameful deeds, 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”
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ ﴿٣٣﴾
E fe raeytellezi tevella
“Seest thou one who turns back”
وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلࣰ ا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ ﴿٣٤﴾
Ve a´ta kalilev ve ekda
“Gives a little, then hardens (his heart)”
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ﴿٣٥﴾
Eındehu ılmul ğaybi fe huve yera
“What! Has he knowledge of the Unseen so that he can see”
أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ﴿٣٦﴾
Em lem yunebbe´ bima fi suhufi musa
“Nay, is he not acquainted with what is in the Books of Moses”
وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّىٰٓ ﴿٣٧﴾
Ve ibrahimellezi veffa
“And of Abraham who fulfilled his engagements”
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةࣱ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ ﴿٣٨﴾
Ella teziru vaziratuv vizra uhra
“Namely, that no bearer of burdens can bear the burden of another”
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ﴿٣٩﴾
Ve el leyse lil insani illa ma sea
“That man can have nothing but what he strives for”
وَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُرَىٰ ﴿٤٠﴾
Ve enne sa´yehu sevfe yura
“That (the fruit of) his striving will soon come in sight”
ثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَآءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ ﴿٤١﴾
Summe yuczahul cezael evfa
“Then will he be rewarded with a reward complete”
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿٤٢﴾
Ve enne ila rabbikel munteha
“That to thy Lord is the final Goal”
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ ﴿٤٣﴾
Ve ennehu huve adhake ve ebka
“That it is He Who granteth Laughter and Tears”
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا ﴿٤٤﴾
Ve ennehu huve emate ve ahya
“That it is He Who granteth Death and Life”
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ ﴿٤٥﴾
Ve ennehu halekaz zevceyniz zekara vel unsa
“That He did create in pairs,- male and female”
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ ﴿٤٦﴾
Min nutfetin iza tumna
“From a seed when lodged (in its place)”
وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ ﴿٤٧﴾
Ve enne aleyhin neş´etel uhra
“That He hath promised a Second Creation (Raising of the Dead)”
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ ﴿٤٨﴾
Ve ennehu huve ağna ve akna
“That it is He Who giveth wealth and satisfaction”
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ ﴿٤٩﴾
Ve ennehu huve rabbuş şı´ra
“That He is the Lord of Sirius (the Mighty Star)”
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿٥٠﴾
Ve ennehu ehleke adenil ula
“And that it is He Who destroyed the (powerful) ancient 'Ad (people)”
وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ ﴿٥١﴾
Ve semude fema ebka
“And the Thamud nor gave them a lease of perpetual life”
وَقَوۡمَ نُوحࣲ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ ﴿٥٢﴾
Ve kavme nuhım min kabl innehum kanu hum azleme ve atğa
“And before them, the people of Noah, for that they were (all) most unjust and most insolent transgressors”
وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ ﴿٥٣﴾
Vel mu´tefikete ehva
“And He destroyed the Overthrown Cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah)”
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ﴿٥٤﴾
Fe ğaşşaha ma ğaşşa
“So that (ruins unknown) have covered them up”
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ﴿٥٥﴾
Fe bi eyyi alai rabbike tetemara
“Then which of the gifts of thy Lord, (O man,) wilt thou dispute about”
هَٰذَا نَذِيرࣱ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ ﴿٥٦﴾
Haza nezirum minen nuzuril ula
“This is a Warner, of the (series of) Warners of old”
أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ ﴿٥٧﴾
Ezifetil azifeh
“The (Judgment) ever approaching draws nigh”
لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ﴿٥٨﴾
Leyse leha min dunillahi kaşifeh
“No (soul) but God can lay it bare”
أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾
E fe min hazel hadisi ta´cebun
“Do ye then wonder at this recital”
وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾
Ve tadhakune ve la tebkun
“And will ye laugh and not weep”
وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ ﴿٦١﴾
Ve entum samidun
“Wasting your time in vanities”
فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩ ﴿٦٢﴾
Fescudu lillahi va´budu
“But fall ye down in prostration to God, and adore (Him)”
Surah An-Najm is surah number 53 of the Holy Quran; its name means “Yıldız”. It has 62 verses, was revealed in Mecca and begins in juz 27, on page 526 of the Mushaf. The surah contains a verse of prostration (verse 62).
Translation: Abdullah Yusuf Ali (original 1934–37 edition). Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. Tap the number next to a verse to open its own page and share it from there.

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