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An-Najm (النجم)

Quran 53:1 — Surah An-Najm, Verse 1

Chapter 53 · The Star · Juz 27

1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

Wannajmi izaa hawaa

By the star when it descends,

Quran 53:1 — Surah An-Najm

About This Verse

This is verse 1 of 62 in Surah An-Najm (النجم), meaning “The Star”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 27 (Part 27) of the Quran.

Surah An-Najm is the 53th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 62 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.

How to Read Quran 53:1

To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:

Wannajmi izaa hawaa

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Surrounding Verses

1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ

By the star when it descends,

2

مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ

Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,

3

وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ ٱلْهَوَىٰٓ

Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.