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.

إِن هُوَ إِلّا وَحيٌ يوحىٰ

It is not but a revelation revealed,

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.