052.042 Y:  Or do they intend a plot (against thee)?  But those who defy Allah are themselves involved in a Plot!

P:  Or seek they to ensnare (the messenger)?  But those who disbelieve, they are the ensnared!

S:  Or do they desire a war?  But those who disbelieve shall be the vanquished ones in war.

052.043 Y:  Or have they a god other than Allah?  Exalted is Allah far above the things they associate with Him!

P:  Or have they any god beside Allah?  Glorified be Allah from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!

S:  Or have they a god other than Allah?  Glory be to Allah from what they set up (with Him).

052.044 Y:  Were they to see a piece of the sky falling (on them), they would (only) say:  “Clouds gathered in heaps!”

P:  And if they were to see a fragment of the heaven falling, they would say:  A heap of clouds.

S:  And if they should see a portion of the heaven coming down, they would say:  Piled up clouds.

052.045 Y:  So leave them alone until they encounter that Day of theirs, wherein they shall (perforce) swoon (with terror),-

P:  Then let them be (O Muhammad), till they meet their day, in which they will be thunder-stricken,

S:  Leave them then till they meet that day of theirs wherein they shall be made to swoon (with terror): 

052.046 Y:  The Day when their plotting will avail them nothing and no help shall be given them.

P:  A day in which their guile will naught avail them, nor will they be helped.

S:  The day on which their struggle shall not avail them aught, nor shall they be helped.

052.047 Y:  And verily, for those who do wrong, there is another punishment besides this:  But most of them understand not.

P:  And verily, for those who do wrong, there is a punishment beyond that.  But most of them know not.

S:  And surely those who are unjust shall have a punishment besides that (in the world), but most of them do not know.

052.048 Y:  Now await in patience the command of thy Lord:  for verily thou art in Our eyes:  and celebrate the praises of thy Lord the while thou standest forth,

P:  So wait patiently (O Muhammad) for thy Lord’s decree, for surely thou art in Our sight; and hymn the praise of thy Lord when thou uprisest,

S:  And wait patiently for the judgment of your Lord, for surely you are before Our eyes, and sing the praise of your Lord when you rise;

052.049 Y:  And for part of the night also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat of the stars!

P:  And in the night-time also hymn His praise, and at the setting of the stars.

S:  And in the night, give Him glory too, and at the setting of the stars.

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Chapter 53: 

An-NAJM (the star)
Total Verses:  62 Revealed At:  Makka