53:1  By the declining star

53:2  your companion is not in error nor has he gone astray

53:3  He does not speak out of his own desires

53:4  It is a revelations which has been revealed to hi

53:5  and taught to hi

53:6  by the great mighty one (Gabriel)

53:7  the strong one who appeared on the uppermost horizon

53:8  He (Gabriel) then came nearer and nearer

53:9  until he was as close to him as the distance of two bows, or even less

53:10  He revealed to God's servant whatever he wanted

53:11  His (Muhammad's) heart did not lie to him about what his eyes had seen

53:12  Will you then argue with him about what he saw

53:13  He certainly saw him (Gabriel) during his other ascen

53:14  to the Lot-tree (in the seven heavens

53:15  near which is Paradise

53:16  When the tree was covered with a covering

53:17  (Muhammad's) eyes did not deceive him, nor did they lead him to falsehood

53:18  He certainly saw the greatest (signs) of the existence of his Lord

53:19  (Can anything as such be considered true) of al-Lat, al-Uzza

53:20  and your third idol al-Manat (whom you considered as God's daughters)

53:21  Do sons belong to you and daughters to God

53:22  This is an unfair distinction

53:23  These are only names given by yourselves and your fathers. God has not given them any authority. They, (unbelievers), only follow mere conjecture and the desires of their souls, even though guidance has already come to them from their Lord

53:24  Can the human being have whatever he wishes

53:25  All that is in the life to come and all that is in this life belongs only to God

53:26  There are many angels in the heavens whose intercession will be of no benefit unless God grants such permission to whichever of them He wants

53:27  Only those who do not believe in the life hereafter call the angels, females. They have no knowledge about it

53:28  They only follow mere conjecture which can never sufficiently replace the Truth

53:29  (Muhammad), stay away from those who turn away from Our guidance and who do not desire anything except the worldly life

53:30  This is what the extent of their knowledge amounts to. Your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His path and who has been rightly guided

53:31  To God belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth. In the end God will re-compense the evil doers for their deeds and reward the righteous ones for their deeds

53:32  Those who stay away from grave sins and indecency (should know that) for their trivial sins your Lord's forgiveness is vast. He knows best about you. When He created you from the earth and when you were embryos in your mother's wombs. Do not consider yourselves very great. God knows best who is the most righteous person

53:33  (Muhammad), have you ever seen the one who has turned away (from guidance)

53:34  and grudgingly spends very little for the cause of God

53:35  Does he possess the knowledge of the unseen, thus, he sees (all things)

53:36  Has not he been informed of the contents of the Book of Mose

53:37  and about Abraham who fulfilled his duty (to God)

53:38  Certainly no one will bear the responsibility of the sins of another

53:39  nor can man achieve anything without hard labor

53:40  He will certainly see the result of his labo

53:41  and will be fully recompensed for his deeds

53:42  To your Lord will all things eventually return

53:43  It is He who causes laughter and weeping

53:44  It is He who causes death and gives life

53:45  It is He who has created spouses, male and female

53:46  from a discharged living ger

53:47  and on Him depends the life hereafter

53:48  It is He who grants people temporary and durable wealth

53:49  It is He who is the Lord of Sirius

53:50  It is He who utterly destroyed the ancient tribes of Ad

53:51  Thamud

53:52  and the people of Noah; they were the most unjust and rebellious people

53:53  It is He who turned upside down the people of Lo

53:54  and covered them with torment

53:55  About which of the bounties of your Lord can they persistently dispute

53:56  This is a (Prophet) like that of the ancient warners (Prophets)

53:57  The Day of Judgment is drawing nearer

53:58  No one besides God can rescue a soul from hardship

53:59  Does this statement seem strange to the

53:60  and do they laugh instead of weeping

53:61  indulging in carelessly idle games

53:62  So prostrate yourselves before God and worship him