Surah An-Najm - Urdu Translation by Abul Ala Maududi
وَٱلنَّجۡمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
Kasam hai taare ki jabke woh guroob hua
Surah An-Najm, Verse 1
مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمۡ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
Tumhara rafeeq(companion) na bhatka hai na behka(deluded) hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 2
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلۡهَوَىٰٓ
Woh apni khwaish-e-nafs se nahin bolta
Surah An-Najm, Verse 3
إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيٞ يُوحَىٰ
Yeh to ek wahee (Inspiration /revelation) hai jo uspar nazil ki jati hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 4
عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ
Usey zabardast quwwat waley ne taleem di hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 5
ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ
Jo bada sahib-e-hikmat hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 6
وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
Woh saamne aa khada hua jabke woh balaii ufuq par tha(highest part of the horizon)
Surah An-Najm, Verse 7
ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ
Phir kareeb aaya aur upar muallak ho gaya.(approached and descended)
Surah An-Najm, Verse 8
فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ
Yahan tak ke do kamano (bow lengths) ke barabar ya issey kuch kam faasla reh gaya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 9
فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ
Tab usne Allah ke banday ko wahee (revelation) pahunchayi jo wahee (revelation) bhi usey pahunchani thi
Surah An-Najm, Verse 10
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
Nazar ne jo kuch dekha, dil ne usmein jhoot na milaya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 11
أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ
Ab kya tum us cheez par ussey jhagadte ho jisey woh aankhon se dekhta hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 12
وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ
Aur ek martaba phir usney
Surah An-Najm, Verse 13
عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ
Sidratul muntaha ke paas usko (Angel Gibriel) dekha
Surah An-Najm, Verse 14
عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ
Jahan paas hi jannat-ul-maawa hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 15
إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ
Us waqt sidrah par chaa raha tha jo kuch ke chaa raha tha
Surah An-Najm, Verse 16
مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
Nigaah na chundhyayi (waver / swerve) na hadd se mutajawiz (transgress) hui
Surah An-Najm, Verse 17
لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ
Aur usney apne Rubb ki badi badi nishaniyan dekhi
Surah An-Najm, Verse 18
أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّـٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ
Ab zara batao , tumne kabhi is Laat aur is Uzza (names of pagan idols)
Surah An-Najm, Verse 19
وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ
Aur tisri (third) ek aur devi Manaat ki haqeeqat par kuch gaur bhi kiya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 20
أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
Kya betay (sons) tumhare liye hain aur betiyan (daughters) khuda ke liye
Surah An-Najm, Verse 21
تِلۡكَ إِذٗا قِسۡمَةٞ ضِيزَىٰٓ
Yeh to badi dhandhli (unjust/unfair) ki taqseem hui
Surah An-Najm, Verse 22
إِنۡ هِيَ إِلَّآ أَسۡمَآءٞ سَمَّيۡتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمۡ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلۡطَٰنٍۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهۡوَى ٱلۡأَنفُسُۖ وَلَقَدۡ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلۡهُدَىٰٓ
Darasal yeh kuch nahin hain magar bas chandh naam jo tumne aur tumhare baap dada ne rakh liye hain. Allah ne inke liye koi sanad nazil nahin ki. Haqeeat yeh hai ke log mehez weham-o-gumaan ki pairvi kar rahey hain aur khwahishaat-e-nafs ke mureed bane huey hain, halanke unke Rubb ki taraf se unke paas hidayat aa chuki hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 23
أَمۡ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ
Kya insaan jo kuch chaahe uske liye wahi haqq hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 24
فَلِلَّهِ ٱلۡأٓخِرَةُ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Duniya aur aakhirat ka maalik to Allah hi hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 25
۞وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٖ فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغۡنِي شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ شَيۡـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعۡدِ أَن يَأۡذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ
Aasmano mein kitne hi farishte maujood hain, un ki shafaat (intercession) kuch bhi kaam nahin aa sakti jab tak ke Allah kisi aisey shaks ke haqq mein uski ijazat na dey jiske liye woh koi arzdaasht (plea) sunna chahe aur usko pasand karey
Surah An-Najm, Verse 26
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤۡمِنُونَ بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلۡمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ تَسۡمِيَةَ ٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
Magar jo log aakhirat ko nahin maante woh farishton ko deviyon (godess) ke naamo se mausoom karte hain
Surah An-Najm, Verse 27
وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنۡ عِلۡمٍۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغۡنِي مِنَ ٱلۡحَقِّ شَيۡـٔٗا
Halaanke is maamle ka koi ilm (knowledge) unhein haasil nahin hai. Woh mehez gumaan ki pairvi kar rahey hain, aur gumaan haqq ki jagah kuch bhi kaam nahin de sakta
Surah An-Najm, Verse 28
فَأَعۡرِضۡ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكۡرِنَا وَلَمۡ يُرِدۡ إِلَّا ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا
Pas aey Nabi, jo shaks hamarey zikr se mooh pherta hai, aur duniya ki zindagi ke siwa jise kuch matloob nahin hai, usey uske haal par chodh do
Surah An-Najm, Verse 29
ذَٰلِكَ مَبۡلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلۡعِلۡمِۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهۡتَدَىٰ
In logon ka mablag-e-ilm (utmost of their knowledge) bas yahi kuch hai, yeh baat tera Rubb hi zyada jaanta hai ke uske raaste se kaun bhatak gaya hai aur kaun seedhe raaste par hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 30
وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَـٰٓـُٔواْ بِمَا عَمِلُواْ وَيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحۡسَنُواْ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَى
Aur zameen aur aasmaano ki har cheez ka maalik Allah hi hai. Taa-ke Allah burayi karne waalon ko unke amal ka badla de aur un logon ko acchi jaza se nawaze jinhon ne neik rawayya ikhtiyar kiya hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 31
ٱلَّذِينَ يَجۡتَنِبُونَ كَبَـٰٓئِرَ ٱلۡإِثۡمِ وَٱلۡفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلۡمَغۡفِرَةِۚ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِكُمۡ إِذۡ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلۡأَرۡضِ وَإِذۡ أَنتُمۡ أَجِنَّةٞ فِي بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمۡۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓاْ أَنفُسَكُمۡۖ هُوَ أَعۡلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ
Jo badey badey gunahon aur khule khule qabeeh afaal (shameful deeds) se parheiz karte hain, illa yeh ke kuch kasoor unse sarzad ho jaye. Bila shubhah tere Rubb ka daaman-e-magfirat bahut waseeh hai. Woh tumhein us waqt se khoob jaanta hai jab usne zameen se tumhein paida kiya, aur jab tum apni maaon (mothers) ke paiton (wombs) mein abhi janin (fetuses) hi thay. Pas apne nafs ki paaki ke daawe na karo. Wahi behtar jaanta hai ke waqai muttaqi kaun hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 32
أَفَرَءَيۡتَ ٱلَّذِي تَوَلَّىٰ
Phir aey Nabi, tumne us shaks ko bhi dekha jo raah-e-khuda se phir gaya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 33
وَأَعۡطَىٰ قَلِيلٗا وَأَكۡدَىٰٓ
Aur thoda sa de kar ruk gaya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 34
أَعِندَهُۥ عِلۡمُ ٱلۡغَيۡبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ
Kya uske paas gaib ka ilm hai ke woh haqeeqat ko dekh raha hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 35
أَمۡ لَمۡ يُنَبَّأۡ بِمَا فِي صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ
Kya usey un baaton ki koi khabar nahin pahunchi jo moosa ke sahifon
Surah An-Najm, Verse 36
وَإِبۡرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِي وَفَّىٰٓ
Aur us Ibrahim ke sahifon mein bayan hui hai jisne wafa ka haqq ada kar diya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 37
أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٞ وِزۡرَ أُخۡرَىٰ
Yeh ke koi bojh uthane wala dusre ka bojh nahin uthayega
Surah An-Najm, Verse 38
وَأَن لَّيۡسَ لِلۡإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ
Aur yeh ke Insaan ke liye kuch nahin hai magar woh jiski usne saii(koshish /Strive) ki hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 39
وَأَنَّ سَعۡيَهُۥ سَوۡفَ يُرَىٰ
Aur yeh ke uski saii (koshih/strive/effort) anqareeb dekhi jayegi
Surah An-Najm, Verse 40
ثُمَّ يُجۡزَىٰهُ ٱلۡجَزَآءَ ٱلۡأَوۡفَىٰ
Aur uski puri jaza use di jayegi
Surah An-Najm, Verse 41
وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ
Aur yeh ke aakhir-e-kaar pahunchna tere Rubb hi ke paas hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 42
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضۡحَكَ وَأَبۡكَىٰ
Aur yeh ke usi ne hasaya aur usi ne rulaya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 43
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحۡيَا
Aur yeh ke usi ne maut di aur usi ne zindagi bakshi
Surah An-Najm, Verse 44
وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوۡجَيۡنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰ
Aur yeh ke usi ne narr (male) aur maada (female) ka joda paida kiya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 45
مِن نُّطۡفَةٍ إِذَا تُمۡنَىٰ
Ek boond (sperm-drop) se jab woh tapkayi jati hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 46
وَأَنَّ عَلَيۡهِ ٱلنَّشۡأَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰ
Aur yeh ke dusri zindagi bakshna bhi usi ke zimme hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 47
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغۡنَىٰ وَأَقۡنَىٰ
Aur yeh ke usi ne gani (enriches) kiya aur jaidad bakshi
Surah An-Najm, Verse 48
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعۡرَىٰ
Aur yeh ke wahi sheraa (Sirius / mighty star) ka Rubb hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 49
وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهۡلَكَ عَادًا ٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Aur yeh ke usi ne Aad-e-oola (people of Aad) ko halaak kiya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 50
وَثَمُودَاْ فَمَآ أَبۡقَىٰ
Aur samood ko aisa mitaya ke unmein se kisi ko baaki na choda
Surah An-Najm, Verse 51
وَقَوۡمَ نُوحٖ مِّن قَبۡلُۖ إِنَّهُمۡ كَانُواْ هُمۡ أَظۡلَمَ وَأَطۡغَىٰ
Aur unse pehle qaum-e-Nooh ko tabaah kiya kyunke woh thay hi sakht zaalim-o-sarkash log
Surah An-Najm, Verse 52
وَٱلۡمُؤۡتَفِكَةَ أَهۡوَىٰ
Aur aundhi girne wali bastiyon ko utha phenka. (Qaum-e-Lut)
Surah An-Najm, Verse 53
فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ
Phir chaa diya unpar woh kuch jo (tum jaante hi ho ke) kya chaa diya
Surah An-Najm, Verse 54
فَبِأَيِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ
Pas aey mukhatib, apne Rubb ki kin kin niyamaton mein tu shakk karega
Surah An-Najm, Verse 55
هَٰذَا نَذِيرٞ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلۡأُولَىٰٓ
Yeh ek tambeeh (warning) hai pehle aaye huye tambihaat(warnings) mein se
Surah An-Najm, Verse 56
أَزِفَتِ ٱلۡأٓزِفَةُ
Aane wali ghadi qareeb aa lagi hai
Surah An-Najm, Verse 57
لَيۡسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Allah ke siwa koi usko hatane wala nahin
Surah An-Najm, Verse 58
أَفَمِنۡ هَٰذَا ٱلۡحَدِيثِ تَعۡجَبُونَ
Ab kya yahi woh baatein hain jinpar tum izhaar- e-taajub karte ho
Surah An-Najm, Verse 59
وَتَضۡحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبۡكُونَ
Hanste(laugh) ho aur rotey (weep) nahin ho
Surah An-Najm, Verse 60
وَأَنتُمۡ سَٰمِدُونَ
Aur gaa (singing) bajaa kar inhein taalte ho
Surah An-Najm, Verse 61
فَٱسۡجُدُواْۤ لِلَّهِۤ وَٱعۡبُدُواْ۩
Jhuk jao Allah ke aagey aur bandagi baja laaoo (ayat-e-sajda)
Surah An-Najm, Verse 62