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In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

053.001 Y:  By the Star when it goes down,-

P:  By the Star when it setteth,

S:  I swear by the star when it goes down.

053.002 Y:  Your Companion is neither astray nor being misled.

P:  Your comrade erreth not, nor is deceived;

S:  Your companion does not err, nor does he go astray;

053.003 Y:  Nor does he say (aught) of (his own) Desire.

P:  Nor doth he speak of (his own) desire.

S:  Nor does he speak out of desire.

053.004 Y:  It is no less than inspiration sent down to him: 

P:  It is naught save an inspiration that is inspired,

S:  It is naught but revelation that is revealed,

053.005 Y:  He was taught by one Mighty in Power,

P:  Which one of mighty powers hath taught him,

S:  The Lord of Mighty Power has taught him,

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

P:  One vigorous; and he grew clear to view

S:  The Lord of Strength; so he attained completion,

053.007 Y:  While he was in the highest part of the horizon: 

P:  When he was on the uppermost horizon.

S:  And he is in the highest part of the horizon.

053.008 Y:  Then he approached and came closer,

P:  Then he drew nigh and came down

S:  Then he drew near, then he bowed

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

P:  Till he was (distant) two bows’ length or even nearer,

S:  So he was the measure of two bows or closer still.

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

P:  And He revealed unto His slave that which He revealed.

S:  And He revealed to His servant what He revealed.

053.011 Y:  The (Prophet’s) (mind and) heart in no way falsified that which he saw.

P:  The heart lied not (in seeing) what it saw.

S:  The heart was not untrue in (making him see) what he saw.

053.012 Y:  Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he saw?

P:  Will ye then dispute with him concerning what he seeth?

S:  What! do you then dispute with him as to what he saw?

053.013 Y:  For indeed he saw him at a second descent,

P:  And verily he saw him yet another time

S:  And certainly he saw him in another descent,

053.014 Y:  Near the Lote-tree beyond which none may pass: 

P:  By the lote-tree of the utmost boundary,

S:  At the farthest lote-tree;

053.015 Y:  Near it is the Garden of Abode.

P:  Nigh unto which is the Garden of Abode.