53:1 By the star when it sets,

53:2 Your companion (Apostle Muhammad ﷺ) neither erred intentionally nor unintentionally, 

53:3 And he does not speak of (his own) desire.

53:4 It is the  revelation revealed (to him).

53:5 The Mighty in power (Allah) has taught him (Prophet Mohammad – صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم) the knowledge.

53:6 So (equipped), he stood well poised. 

53:7 (With the perfect vision attained) at the highest horizon.

53:8  Then he (the Prophet ﷺ) approached closer and hung (by Allah).

53:9 Then (both) closed up like two bows, and indeed more closely.

53:10 And He revealed to His servant (Prophet Mohammad  ﷺ) what He wanted to reveal.

53:11 The heart of Prophet Mohammad (صلى الله عليه و آله وسلم)  did not distrust what he saw.

53:12 Will you people wrangle over what he beheld (saw).

53:13    For indeed he beheld Him (Allah) yet again.

53:14   Near the 'Lote' tree lying farthest beyond which no one can go.

53:15    Lying close to the Heaven of Rest.

53:16 When the 'Lote' tree was being enveloped by what it was to be enveloped with,  (a mystery not disclosed).

53:17 His (Prophet Mohammad's  ﷺ) sight did not blink or did it miss anything.

53:18 Indeed he (the Prophet ﷺ) saw clearly the greatest of the signs of his Lord

53:19 Have you, (O' Idolaters), considered (the reality of) 'Laat' and 'Uzza (the false goddesses of Makkan pagans)?

53:20 And the third, the 'Manaat' (the other false goddess)?

53:21 Are you (O' Makkan pagans) to have sons, and He (Allah)  the daughters?

53:22 This is, of course, an unfair allocation!

53:23 These (idols) are mere names that you and your forefathers have made up, a practice Allah has never authorized. They follow nothing but (inherited) assumptions and self desires, although (true) guidance has already come to them from their Lord.

53:24 Or should every person (simply) have whatever (intercessors / personal idols) he desires?

53:25 Nay! To Allah belongs the Hereafter and this present life.

53:26 How many are the angels in the heavens; yet their intercession can avail none unless Allah gives them permission in favor of whom He wants and is pleased with.

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

53:28 although they have no knowledge (in support) of this. They follow nothing but (inherited) assumptions. And surely assumptions can in no way replace the truth.

53:29 So ( O' Prophet ﷺ) ignore the ones who turn away from Our reminder (the Quran), and desire only the life of this world.

53:30 This is the farthest limit of their knowledge. Surely your Lord alone knows best who has strayed away from the path and who has come to guidance.

53:31 To Allah belongs whatever is in the heavens and the earth.  He will punish those who do evil in accordance with their deeds, and He will bestow rewards on those who are righteous.

53:32 (For) those who avoid major sins and indecencies, the small faults are excepted; surely, for them your Lord will have abundant forgiveness. He knows you well ever since He created you from the earth and ever since you were embryos in your mothers' wombs. So do not attest to your own virtues; He knows best those who are mindful of Him.

53:33 Have you seen the one who turned away (from Islam)

53:34 He gave a little from the promised amount then stopped.

53:35 Does he have the knowledge of the unseen so that he sees (the Hereafter)?

53:36 Does he not have any knowledge of what is (revealed) in the book of Musa (عليه السلام),

53:37 and (that of) Ibrahim (عليه السلام), who  fulfilled (his covenant),

53:38 that none shall bear the burden of another;

53:39 that a human can have nothing except what he strives for,

53:40 and that (the outcome of) their endeavors will be seen (in their record), 

53:41 then they will be fully rewarded,  

53:42 and that to your Lord (alone) is the ultimate return (of all things).  

53:43 And that it is He Who grants laughter and tears,  

53:44 and He who ordains death and life; 

53:45 and that it is He who created the spouses, male and the female,

53:46 from a drop of semen when it is emitted.

53:47 (Therefore, they should understand that) It is upon Him to bring about re-creation (on the day of Resurrection).

53:48 And it is He, Who grants (provisions to people) in abundance, or just sufficient.

53:49 And it is He the Lord of (the star) Sirius ( whom the Makkan Pagans used to worship.)

53:50 He destroyed the (people of) A'ad of the former (era).

53:51 Then the people of Thamud, sparing no one.

53:52 And before (that He destroyed) the people of Nooh (عليه السلام), who were truly far worse in wrongdoing and transgression.

53:53 And He destroyed the overthrown cities (of Sodom and Gomorrah during the time of Prophet Loot -  عليه السلام),

53:54 who were covered by (the punishment with stones) that covered them.

53:55 Then which of the bounties of your Lord will you dispute?

53:56 This (Prophet ﷺ) is a Warner, like earlier Prophets.

53:57 The approaching (Hour) has drawn near.

53:58 None but Allah can disclose it.

53:59 (O' Disbelievers) Do you find this revelation astonishing,

53:60 and (you are) laughing instead of weeping,

53:61 and persisting in heedlessness?

53:62 Prostrate yourselves before Allah and worship Him while you can!