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The Holy Quran, tr. by Yusuf Ali, [1934], at sacred-texts.com
Sūra LIII.: Najm, or the Star.
Section 3
33. Afaraayta allathee tawalla
33. Seest thou one
Who turns back,
34. Gives a little,
Then hardens (his heart)?
35. aAAindahu AAilmu alghaybi fahuwa yara
35. What! Has he knowledge
Of the unseen
So that he can see?
36. Am lam yunabba/ bima fee suhufi moosa
36. Nay, is he not acquainted
With what is in the books
Of Moses—
37. Wa-ibraheema allathee waffa
37. And of Abraham
Who fulfilled his
engagements;—
38. Alla taziru waziratun wizra okhra
38. Namely, that no bearer
Of burdens can bear
The burden of another;
39. Waan laysa lil-insani illa ma saAAa
39. That man can have nothing
But what he strives for;
40. Waanna saAAyahu sawfa yura
40. That (the fruit of) his striving
Will soon come in sight;
41. Thumma yujzahu aljazaa al-awfa
41. Then will he be rewarded
With a reward complete;
42. Waanna ila rabbika almuntaha
42. That to thy Lord
Is the final Goal;
43. Waannahu huwa adhaka waabka
43. That it is He Who
Granteth Laughter and Tears;
44. Waannahu huwa amata waahya
44. That it is He Who
Granteth Death and Life;
45. Waannahu khalaqa alzzawjayni alththakara waal-ontha
45. That He did create
In pairs,—male and female,
46. From a seed when lodged
(In its place);
47. Waanna AAalayhi alnnash-ata al-okhra
47. That He hath promised
A Second Creation
(Raising of the Dead);
48. Waannahu huwa aghna waaqna
48. That it is He Who
Giveth wealth and satisfaction;
49. Waannahu huwa rabbu alshshiAAra
49. That He is the Lord
Of Sirius (the Mighty Star);
50. Waannahu ahlaka AAadan al-oola
50. And that it is He
Who destroyed the (powerful)
Ancient ‘Ād (people),
51. And the Thamūd,
Nor gave them a lease
Of perpetual life.
52. Waqawma noohin min qablu innahum kanoo hum athlama waatgha
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. Fabi-ayyi ala-i rabbika tatamara
55. Then which of the gifts
Of thy Lord, (O man,)
Wilt thou dispute about?
56. Hatha natheerun mina alnnuthuri al-oola
56. This is a Warner,
Of the (series of) Warners
Of old!
57. The (Judgment) ever approaching
Draws nigh:
58. Laysa laha min dooni Allahi kashifatun
58. No (soul) but God
Can lay it bare.
59. Afamin hatha alhadeethi taAAjaboona
59. Do ye then wonder
At this recital?
60. Watadhakoona wala tabkoona
60. And will ye laugh
And not weep,—
61. Wasting your time
In vanities?
62. Faosjudoo lillahi waoAAbudoo
62. But fall ye down in prostration
To God, and adore (Him)!