Surah 53. An-Najm

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Verses [Section]: 1-25[1], 26-32 [2], 33-62 [3]

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Quran Text of Verse 26-32وَ كَمْAnd how manyمِّنْofمَّلَكٍ(the) Angelsفِیinالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensلَاnotتُغْنِیْwill availشَفَاعَتُهُمْtheir intercessionشَیْـًٔاanythingاِلَّاexceptمِنْۢafterبَعْدِafterاَنْ[that]یَّاْذَنَAllah has given permissionاللّٰهُAllah has given permissionلِمَنْfor whomیَّشَآءُHe willsوَ یَرْضٰی and approves 53. An-Najm Page 527اِنَّIndeedالَّذِیْنَthose whoلَا(do) notیُؤْمِنُوْنَbelieveبِالْاٰخِرَةِin the Hereafterلَیُسَمُّوْنَsurely they nameالْمَلٰٓىِٕكَةَthe Angelsتَسْمِیَةَname(s)الْاُنْثٰی (of) female وَ مَاAnd notلَهُمْfor themبِهٖabout itمِنْanyعِلْمٍ ؕknowledgeاِنْNotیَّتَّبِعُوْنَthey followاِلَّاbutالظَّنَّ ۚassumptionوَ اِنَّAnd indeedالظَّنَّthe assumptionلَا(does) notیُغْنِیْavailمِنَagainstالْحَقِّthe truthشَیْـًٔاۚanything فَاَعْرِضْSo turn awayعَنْfromمَّنْ(him) whoتَوَلّٰی ۙ۬turns awayعَنْfromذِكْرِنَاOur Reminderوَ لَمْand notیُرِدْhe desiresاِلَّاexceptالْحَیٰوةَthe lifeالدُّنْیَاؕ(of) the world ذٰلِكَThatمَبْلَغُهُمْ(is) their sumمِّنَofالْعِلْمِ ؕknowledgeاِنَّIndeedرَبَّكَyour Lordهُوَ(is) He (Who)اَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَنْ(he) whoضَلَّstraysعَنْfromسَبِیْلِهٖ ۙHis Pathوَ هُوَand Heاَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَنِ(he) whoاهْتَدٰی is guided وَ لِلّٰهِAnd for Allahمَا(is) whateverفِی(is) inالسَّمٰوٰتِthe heavensوَ مَاand whateverفِی(is) inالْاَرْضِ ۙthe earthلِیَجْزِیَthat He may recompenseالَّذِیْنَthose whoاَسَآءُوْاdo evilبِمَاwith whatعَمِلُوْاthey have doneوَ یَجْزِیَand recompenseالَّذِیْنَthose whoاَحْسَنُوْاdo goodبِالْحُسْنٰیۚwith the best اَلَّذِیْنَThose whoیَجْتَنِبُوْنَavoidكَبٰٓىِٕرَgreatالْاِثْمِsinsوَ الْفَوَاحِشَand the immoralitiesاِلَّاexceptاللَّمَمَ ؕthe small faultsاِنَّindeedرَبَّكَyour Lordوَاسِعُ(is) vastالْمَغْفِرَةِ ؕ(in) forgivenessهُوَHeاَعْلَمُ(is) most knowing about youبِكُمْ(is) most knowing about youاِذْwhenاَنْشَاَكُمْHe produced youمِّنَfromالْاَرْضِthe earthوَ اِذْand whenاَنْتُمْyou (were)اَجِنَّةٌfetusesفِیْinبُطُوْنِ(the) wombsاُمَّهٰتِكُمْ ۚ(of) your mothersفَلَاSo (do) notتُزَكُّوْۤاascribe purityاَنْفُسَكُمْ ؕ(to) yourselvesهُوَHeاَعْلَمُknows bestبِمَنِ(he) whoاتَّقٰی۠fears

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Translation of Verse 26-32

26. ˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.

27. Indeed, those who do not believe in the Hereafter label angels as female,

28. although they have no knowledge ˹in support˺ of this. They follow nothing but ˹inherited˺ assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth.

29. So turn away ˹O Prophet˺ from whoever has shunned Our Reminder, ¹¹²⁵ only seeking the ˹fleeting˺ life of this world.

30. This is the extent of their knowledge. Surely your Lord knows best who has strayed from His Way and who is ˹rightly˺ guided.

31. To Allah ˹alone˺ belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is on the earth so that He may reward the evildoers according to what they did, and reward the good-doers with the finest reward ¹¹²⁶ -

32. those who avoid major sins and shameful deeds, despite ˹stumbling on˺ minor sins. Surely your Lord is infinite in forgiveness. He knew well what would become of you as He created you from the earth ¹¹²⁷ and while you were ˹still˺ fetuses in the wombs of your mothers. ¹¹²⁸ So do not ˹falsely˺ elevate yourselves. He knows best who is ˹truly˺ righteous.

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Commentary

1125. i.e., the Quran.

1126. i.e., Paradise.

1127. i.e., your father, Adam.

1128. See footnote for 31:34.