An-Najm (النجم)
Chapter 53 · The Star · Juz 27
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon
And you laugh and do not weep
Quran 53:60 — Surah An-Najm
This is verse 60 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.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa tadhakoona wa laa tabkoon
لَيْسَ لَهَا مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ كَاشِفَةٌ
Of it, [from those] besides Allah, there is no remover.
أَفَمِنْ هَٰذَا ٱلْحَدِيثِ تَعْجَبُونَ
Then at this statement do you wonder?
وَتَضْحَكُونَ وَلَا تَبْكُونَ
And you laugh and do not weep
وَأَنتُمْ سَٰمِدُونَ
While you are proudly sporting?
فَٱسْجُدُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ۩
So prostrate to Allah and worship [Him].