بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ وَالنَّجمِ إِذا هَوىٰ

By the star when it descends,

ما ضَلَّ صاحِبُكُم وَما غَوىٰ

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

وَما يَنطِقُ عَنِ الهَوىٰ

Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.

عَلَّمَهُ شَديدُ القُوىٰ

Taught to him by one intense in strength -

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.