Quran

Surah An-Najm, The Star.

All 62 ayat of Surah An-Najm (also written Al-Najm or Surah Najm) in Arabic, with transliteration and translation. Tap ▶ on any ayah to hear it, or play the whole surah. It is in juz 27 (para 27).

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

53:1

وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ ﴿١﴾

Wannajmi izaa hawaa

53:2

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ ﴿٢﴾

Maa dalla saahibukum wa maa ghawaa

53:3

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

Wa maa yyantiqu 'anilhawaaa

53:4

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌۭ يُوحَىٰ ﴿٤﴾

In huwa illaa Wahyuny yoohaa

53:5

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

'Allamahoo shadeedul quwaa

53:6

ذُو مِرَّةٍۢ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

Zoo mirratin fastawaa

53:7

وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

Wa huwa bil ufuqil a'laa

53:8

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Summa danaa fatadalla

53:9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوْسَيْنِ أَوْ أَدْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Fakaana qaaba qawsaini aw adnaa

53:10

فَأَوْحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبْدِهِۦ مَآ أَوْحَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

Fa awhaaa ilaa 'abdihee maaa awhaa

53:11

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Maa kazabal fu'aadu maa ra aa

53:12

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Afatumaaroonahoo 'alaa maayaraa

53:13

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

Wa laqad ra aahu nazlatan ukhraa

53:14

عِندَ سِدْرَةِ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

'Inda sidratil muntaha

53:15

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلْمَأْوَىٰٓ ﴿١٥﴾

'Indahaa jannatul maawaa

53:16

إِذْ يَغْشَى ٱلسِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

Iz yaghshas sidrata maa yaghshaa

53:17

مَا زَاغَ ٱلْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ﴿١٧﴾

Maa zaaghal basaru wa maa taghaa

53:18

لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْكُبْرَىٰٓ ﴿١٨﴾

Laqad ra aa min aayaati Rabbihil kubraaa

53:19

أَفَرَءَيْتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلْعُزَّىٰ ﴿١٩﴾

Afara'aytumul laata wal 'uzzaa

53:20

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰٓ ﴿٢٠﴾

Wa manaatas saalisatal ukhraa

53:21

أَلَكُمُ ٱلذَّكَرُ وَلَهُ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

A-lakumuz zakaru wa lahul unsaa

53:22

تِلْكَ إِذًۭا قِسْمَةٌۭ ضِيزَىٰٓ ﴿٢٢﴾

Tilka izan qismatun deezaa

53:23

إِنْ هِىَ إِلَّآ أَسْمَآءٌۭ سَمَّيْتُمُوهَآ أَنتُمْ وَءَابَآؤُكُم مَّآ أَنزَلَ ٱللَّهُ بِهَا مِن سُلْطَٰنٍ ۚ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ وَمَا تَهْوَى ٱلْأَنفُسُ ۖ وَلَقَدْ جَآءَهُم مِّن رَّبِّهِمُ ٱلْهُدَىٰٓ ﴿٢٣﴾

In hiya illaaa asmaaa'un sammaitumoohaaa antum wa aabaaa'ukum maaa anzalal laahu bihaa min sultaan; inyyattabi'oona illaz zanna wa maa tahwal anfusu wa laqad jaaa'ahum mir Rabbihimul hudaa

53:24

أَمْ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ مَا تَمَنَّىٰ ﴿٢٤﴾

Am lil insaani maa taman naa

53:25

فَلِلَّهِ ٱلْءَاخِرَةُ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٢٥﴾

Falillaahil aakhiratu wal oolaa

53:26

۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍۢ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿٢٦﴾

Wa kam mim malakin fissamaawaati laa tughnee shafaa'atuhum shai'an illaa mim ba'di anyyaazanal laahu limany yashaaa'u wa yardaa

53:27

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَيُسَمُّونَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ تَسْمِيَةَ ٱلْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٢٧﴾

innal lazeena laa yu'minoona bil aakhirati la yusammoonal malaaa'ikata tasmiyatal unsaa

53:28

وَمَا لَهُم بِهِۦ مِنْ عِلْمٍ ۖ إِن يَتَّبِعُونَ إِلَّا ٱلظَّنَّ ۖ وَإِنَّ ٱلظَّنَّ لَا يُغْنِى مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ شَيْـًۭٔا ﴿٢٨﴾

Wa maa lahum bihee min 'ilmin iny yattabi'oona illaz zanna wa innaz zanna laa yughnee minal haqqi shai'aa

53:29

فَأَعْرِضْ عَن مَّن تَوَلَّىٰ عَن ذِكْرِنَا وَلَمْ يُرِدْ إِلَّا ٱلْحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنْيَا ﴿٢٩﴾

Fa a'rid 'am man tawallaa 'an zikrinaa wa lam yurid illal hayaatad dunyaa

53:30

ذَٰلِكَ مَبْلَغُهُم مِّنَ ٱلْعِلْمِ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱهْتَدَىٰ ﴿٣٠﴾

Zalika mablaghuhum minal 'ilm; inna rabbaka huwa a'lamu biman dalla 'an sabee lihee wa huwa a'lamu bimanih tadaa

53:31

وَلِلَّهِ مَا فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَسَٰٓـُٔوا۟ بِمَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُوا۟ بِٱلْحُسْنَى ﴿٣١﴾

Wa lillaahi maa fis samaawaati wa maa fil ardi liyajziyal lazeena asaaa'oo bimaa 'amiloo wa yajziyal lazeena ahsanoo bilhusnaa

53:32

ٱلَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبَٰٓئِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَٱلْفَوَٰحِشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّمَمَ ۚ إِنَّ رَبَّكَ وَٰسِعُ ٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِكُمْ إِذْ أَنشَأَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَرْضِ وَإِذْ أَنتُمْ أَجِنَّةٌۭ فِى بُطُونِ أُمَّهَٰتِكُمْ ۖ فَلَا تُزَكُّوٓا۟ أَنفُسَكُمْ ۖ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰٓ ﴿٣٢﴾

Allazeena yajtaniboona kabaaa'iral ismi walfawaa hisha illal lamam; inna rabbaka waasi'ul maghfirah; huwa a'lamu bikum iz ansha akum minal ardi wa iz antum ajinnatun fee butooni umma haatikum falaa tuzakkooo anfusakum huwa a'lamu bimanit taqaa

53:33

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى تَوَلَّىٰ ﴿٣٣﴾

Afara'ayatal lazee tawallaa

53:34

وَأَعْطَىٰ قَلِيلًۭا وَأَكْدَىٰٓ ﴿٣٤﴾

Wa a'taa qaleelanw wa akdaa

53:35

أَعِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلْغَيْبِ فَهُوَ يَرَىٰٓ ﴿٣٥﴾

A'indahoo 'ilmul ghaibi fahuwa yaraa

53:36

أَمْ لَمْ يُنَبَّأْ بِمَا فِى صُحُفِ مُوسَىٰ ﴿٣٦﴾

Am lam yunabbaa bimaa fee suhuhfi Moosa

53:37

وَإِبْرَٰهِيمَ ٱلَّذِى وَفَّىٰٓ ﴿٣٧﴾

Wa Ibraaheemal lazee waffaaa

53:38

أَلَّا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌۭ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ﴿٣٨﴾

Allaa taziru waaziratunw wizra ukhraa

53:39

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ ﴿٣٩﴾

Wa al laisa lil insaani illaa maa sa'aa

53:40

وَأَنَّ سَعْيَهُۥ سَوْفَ يُرَىٰ ﴿٤٠﴾

Wa anna sa'yahoo sawfa yuraa

53:41

ثُمَّ يُجْزَىٰهُ ٱلْجَزَآءَ ٱلْأَوْفَىٰ ﴿٤١﴾

Summa yujzaahul jazaaa 'al awfaa

53:42

وَأَنَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ ٱلْمُنتَهَىٰ ﴿٤٢﴾

Wa anna ilaa rabbikal muntahaa

53:43

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ ﴿٤٣﴾

Wa annahoo huwa adhaka wa abkaa

53:44

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا ﴿٤٤﴾

Wa annahoo huwa amaata wa ahyaa

53:45

وَأَنَّهُۥ خَلَقَ ٱلزَّوْجَيْنِ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٤٥﴾

Wa annahoo khalaqaz zawjainiz zakara wal unsaa

53:46

مِن نُّطْفَةٍ إِذَا تُمْنَىٰ ﴿٤٦﴾

Min nutfatin izaa tumnaa

53:47

وَأَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلنَّشْأَةَ ٱلْأُخْرَىٰ ﴿٤٧﴾

Wa anna 'alaihin nash atal ukhraa

53:48

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَغْنَىٰ وَأَقْنَىٰ ﴿٤٨﴾

Wa annahoo huwa aghnaa wa aqnaa

53:49

وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ ﴿٤٩﴾

Wa annahoo huwa rabbush shi'raa

53:50

وَأَنَّهُۥٓ أَهْلَكَ عَادًا ٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿٥٠﴾

Wa annahooo ahlak a 'Aadanil oolaa

53:51

وَثَمُودَا۟ فَمَآ أَبْقَىٰ ﴿٥١﴾

Wa samooda famaaa abqaa

53:52

وَقَوْمَ نُوحٍۢ مِّن قَبْلُ ۖ إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا۟ هُمْ أَظْلَمَ وَأَطْغَىٰ ﴿٥٢﴾

Wa qawma Noohim min qablu innahum kaanoo hum azlama wa atghaa

53:53

وَٱلْمُؤْتَفِكَةَ أَهْوَىٰ ﴿٥٣﴾

Wal mu'tafikata ahwaa

53:54

فَغَشَّىٰهَا مَا غَشَّىٰ ﴿٥٤﴾

Faghashshaahaa maa ghashshaa

53:55

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكَ تَتَمَارَىٰ ﴿٥٥﴾

Fabi ayyi aalaaa'i Rabbika tatamaaraa

53:56

هَٰذَا نَذِيرٌۭ مِّنَ ٱلنُّذُرِ ٱلْأُولَىٰٓ ﴿٥٦﴾

Haazaa nazeerum minan nuzuril oolaa

53:57

أَزِفَتِ ٱلْءَازِفَةُ ﴿٥٧﴾

Azifatil laazifah

53:58

لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ ﴿٥٨﴾

Laisa lahaa min doonil laahi kaashifah

53:59

أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ ﴿٥٩﴾

Afamin hazal hadeesi ta'jaboon

53:60

وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ ﴿٦٠﴾

Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon

53:61

وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ ﴿٦١﴾

Wa antum saamidoon

53:62Sajdah

فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩ ﴿٦٢﴾

Fasjudoo lillaahi wa'budoo

Arabic text: Tanzil, Uthmani script, via AlQuran.cloud. Audio: EveryAyah. Transliteration is a learning aid. Read from the Arabic when you can.

About this surah

About Surah An-Najm, at a glance.

Surah number
53 of 114
Ayat
62
Revealed in
Makkah (Meccan)
Juz (para)
Juz 27 (para 27)
Rukus
3
Mushaf pages
526 to 528 (Madinah mushaf)
Sajdah
Ayah 62

Surah An-Najm (سُورَةُ النَّجۡمِ), "The Star", is surah 53 of the Quran. It has 62 ayat and was revealed in Makkah, so it is called a Meccan surah. It sits in juz 27 (para 27), and covers pages 526 to 528 of the standard Madinah mushaf. It contains an ayah of prostration (sajdah) at ayah 62.

Virtues and benefits of Surah An-Najm

We have not found an authentic hadith that names a particular virtue for Surah An-Najm. Its reward is the reward of reciting the Quran itself: the Prophet ﷺ said that every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Reports you may see that promise specific rewards for this surah should be checked for their grading before they are shared.

Jami at-Tirmidhi 2910: every letter of the Quran is a good deed, and each good deed is multiplied ten times. Graded hasan sahih.

Questions

Good to know.

How many ayat are in Surah An-Najm?

Surah An-Najm has 62 ayat.

Is Surah An-Najm Meccan or Medinan?

It is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What does An-Najm mean?

An-Najm means "The Star".

Which juz (para) is Surah An-Najm in?

Surah An-Najm is in juz 27 (para 27).