Surah “The Star”

By the star when it sets

your companion has neither strayed nor is he deluded

nor does he speak out of his desire

This is nothing but a revelation that is conveyed to him

something that a very powerful one has imparted to him

one endowed with immense wisdom. He came forth and stood poised

being on the higher horizon

Then he drew near and hung above suspended

until he was two bows´ length away, or nearer

Then he revealed to Allah´s servant whatever he had to reveal

His heart added no untruth to what he saw

Are you, then, going to contend with him regarding what he sees with his eyes

Indeed he saw him a second time

by the lote-tree at the farthest boundary

near which is the Garden of Abode

(This was) when the lote-tree was covered with that which covered it

His eye did not waver, nor did it stray

and he certainly saw some of the greatest Signs of His Lord

Have you ever thought about al-Lat and al-Uzza

and about the third deity, al-Manat

Shall you have the male issues, and He the female issues

That is indeed an unfair division

These are nothing but names that you and your forefathers have invented, for which Allah has sent down no authority. They are merely following their conjectures and their carnal desires although guidance has come to them from their Lord

Does man imagine that whatever he wishes for is right for him

To Allah belong both the Next World and the present

Numerous are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession shall be of no avail, except in regard to those whom He grants the leave of intercession and whose plea He is pleased to accept

Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give angels the names of females

although they have no knowledge regarding that. They only follow their conjecture and conjecture can never take the place of the Truth

So leave alone those who turn away from the remembrance of Us and who seek nothing but the life of the world

that being the utmost of their knowledge. Surely your Lord fully knows those who have strayed away from His Path and He also fully knows those who are rightly guided

To Allah alone belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth. He will requite the evil-doers for their deeds and bestow a goodly reward on those who have done good

on those who avoid grave sins and shameful deeds, even if they may sometimes stumble into lesser offences. Surely your Lord is abounding in His Forgiveness. Very well is He aware of you since He produced you from the earth, and while you were still in your mothers´ wombs and not yet born. So do not boastfully claim yourselves to be purified. He fully knows those that are truly Godfearing

(O Prophet), did you see him who turned away (from the Path of Allah)

who gave a little, and then stopped

Does he have any knowledge of the world beyond the ken of sense-perception, and therefore, clearly sees (the Truth)

Has he not been informed of what is in the Scrolls of Moses

and of Abraham, who lived up to the trust

"That no bearer of a burden shall bear the burden of another

and that man shall have nothing but what he has striven for

and that (the result of) his striving shall soon be seen

and that he shall then be fully recompensed

and that the final end is with your Lord

and that He it is Who causes people to laugh and to cry

and that He it is Who causes death and grants life

and He it is Who created the two kinds, the male and the female

from a drop of sperm when it was emitted

and that it is for Him to grant the second life

that He it is Who bestowed wealth and riches

that He is the Lord of Sirius

that He it is Who destroyed the ancient ´Ad

and Thamud, leaving no trace of them

and that He it is Who destroyed the people of Noah before for they were much given to iniquity and transgression

And He brought perdition upon the subverted cities

and caused them to be covered with that which He covered them with

So, which of your Lord´s bounties will you doubt?"

This is a warning among the warnings of yore

The imminent Hour has drawn near

and none but Allah can avert it

Will you, then, wonder at this

Will you laugh at it rather than weep

Will you occupy yourselves simply in merriment

Prostrate yourselves before Allah, and serve Him