ذو مِرَّةٍ فَاستَوىٰ

One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

وَهُوَ بِالأُفُقِ الأَعلىٰ

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon.

ثُمَّ دَنا فَتَدَلّىٰ

Then he approached and descended

فَكانَ قابَ قَوسَينِ أَو أَدنىٰ

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

فَأَوحىٰ إِلىٰ عَبدِهِ ما أَوحىٰ

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

أَفَتُمارونَهُ عَلىٰ ما يَرىٰ

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

وَلَقَد رَآهُ نَزلَةً أُخرىٰ

And he certainly saw him in another descent

عِندَ سِدرَةِ المُنتَهىٰ

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

عِندَها جَنَّةُ المَأوىٰ

Near it is the Garden of Refuge -

إِذ يَغشَى السِّدرَةَ ما يَغشىٰ

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].