53. Nexhm · verses 6–20

ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ

Thoo mirratin faistawa

Endued with Wisdom: for he appeared (in stately form);

وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

Wahuwa bialofuqi alaAAla

While he was in the highest part of the horizon:

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Thumma dana fatadalla

Then he approached and came closer,

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ

Fakana qaba qawsayni aw adna

And was at a distance of but two bow-lengths or (even) nearer;

فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ

Faawha ila AAabdihi ma awha

So did (Allah) convey the inspiration to His Servant- (conveyed) what He (meant) to convey.

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ

Ma kathaba alfuadu ma raa

The (Prophet´s) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ

Afatumaroonahu AAala ma yara

Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ

Walaqad raahu nazlatan okhra

For indeed he saw him at a second descent,

عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ

AAinda sidrati almuntaha

Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass:

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ

AAindaha jannatu almawa

Near it is the Garden of Abode.

إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ

Ith yaghsha alssidrata ma yaghsha

Behold, the Lote-tree was shrouded (in mystery unspeakable!)

مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

Ma zagha albasaru wama tagha

(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!

لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ

Laqad raa min ayati rabbihi alkubra

For truly did he see, of the Signs of his Lord, the Greatest!

أَفَرَءَيۡتُمُ ٱللَّٰتَ وَٱلۡعُزَّىٰ

Afaraaytumu allata waalAAuzza

Have ye seen Lat. and ´Uzza,

وَمَنَوٰةَ ٱلثَّالِثَةَ ٱلۡأُخۡرَىٰٓ

Wamanata alththalithata alokhra

And another, the third (goddess), Manat?