53:1  By the star when it sets

53:2  your companion has neither strayed nor is he deluded

53:3  nor does he speak out of his desire

53:4  This is nothing but a revelation that is conveyed to him

53:5  something that a very powerful one has imparted to him

53:6  one endowed with immense wisdom. He came forth and stood poised

53:7  being on the higher horizon

53:8  Then he drew near and hung above suspended

53:9  until he was two bows´ length away, or nearer

53:10  Then he revealed to Allah´s servant whatever he had to reveal

53:11  His heart added no untruth to what he saw

53:12  Are you, then, going to contend with him regarding what he sees with his eyes

53:13  Indeed he saw him a second time

53:14  by the lote-tree at the farthest boundary

53:15  near which is the Garden of Abode

53:16  (This was) when the lote-tree was covered with that which covered it

53:17  His eye did not waver, nor did it stray

53:18  and he certainly saw some of the greatest Signs of His Lord

53:19  Have you ever thought about al-Lat and al-Uzza

53:20  and about the third deity, al-Manat

53:21  Shall you have the male issues, and He the female issues

53:22  That is indeed an unfair division

53:23  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

53:24  Does man imagine that whatever he wishes for is right for him

53:25  To Allah belong both the Next World and the present

53:26  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

53:27  Those who do not believe in the Hereafter give angels the names of females

53:28  although they have no knowledge regarding that. They only follow their conjecture and conjecture can never take the place of the Truth

53:29  So leave alone those who turn away from the remembrance of Us and who seek nothing but the life of the world

53:30  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

53:31  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

53:32  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

53:33  (O Prophet), did you see him who turned away (from the Path of Allah)

53:34  who gave a little, and then stopped

53:35  Does he have any knowledge of the world beyond the ken of sense-perception, and therefore, clearly sees (the Truth)

53:36  Has he not been informed of what is in the Scrolls of Moses

53:37  and of Abraham, who lived up to the trust

53:38  "That no bearer of a burden shall bear the burden of another

53:39  and that man shall have nothing but what he has striven for

53:40  and that (the result of) his striving shall soon be seen

53:41  and that he shall then be fully recompensed

53:42  and that the final end is with your Lord

53:43  and that He it is Who causes people to laugh and to cry

53:44  and that He it is Who causes death and grants life

53:45  and He it is Who created the two kinds, the male and the female

53:46  from a drop of sperm when it was emitted

53:47  and that it is for Him to grant the second life

53:48  that He it is Who bestowed wealth and riches

53:49  that He is the Lord of Sirius

53:50  that He it is Who destroyed the ancient ´Ad

53:51  and Thamud, leaving no trace of them

53:52  and that He it is Who destroyed the people of Noah before for they were much given to iniquity and transgression

53:53  And He brought perdition upon the subverted citie

53:54  and caused them to be covered with that which He covered them with

53:55  So, which of your Lord´s bounties will you doubt?"

53:56  This is a warning among the warnings of yore

53:57  The imminent Hour has drawn near

53:58  and none but Allah can avert it

53:59  Will you, then, wonder at this

53:60  Will you laugh at it rather than weep

53:61  Will you occupy yourselves simply in merriment

53:62  Prostrate yourselves before Allah, and serve Him