النجم

By the star* when it sinks.

By (Wa) the star (En'Naj'mi)* when (Izaa) it sinks (Hawaa).

Your friend is neither astray nor misled,

Your friend (s) (Soahibu-kum’) is neither (Maa) astray (Dolla) nor (Wamaa) misled (Gawaa),

nor does he speak from inclination;

nor (Wamaa) does he speak (Yantiqu) from (Äni) inclination (El'Hawaa);

he was only inspired by inspiration.

he (Huwa) was only (In' illa) inspired (Yuuhaa) by inspiration (21:45) (Wah'yun).

The strong in power taught him,

The strong (Shadiidu) in power (Gabriel) (El'Quwaa) taught him (Mohammed) (Ällama-hu), (81:19-21)

possessing strength; thus he became steady

possessing (Zuu) strength (Mirratin); thus (Fa) he (G) became steady (Es'tawaa)

while he was in the highest horizon,

while (Wa) he (Huwa) was in (Bi) the highest (El'A'laa) horizon (81:23) (El'Ufuqi),

then he drew nearer and dangled,

then (Thumma) he (G) drew nearer (Danaa) and (Fa) dangled (Tadallaa),

and was at a distance of two bows or nearer.

and (Fa) was (Kaana) at a distance (Qaaba) of two bows (Qaw'sai'ni) or (Aw') nearer (Ad'naa).

Then he inspired to his subordinate what has been inspired.

Then (Fa) he (G) inspired (Aw'haa) to (ilaa) his subordinate (M) (Äb'di-hi) what (Maa) has been inspired (Aw'haa). (81:19)

The mind was not deceived by what he saw.

The mind (El'Fuaadu) was not (Maa) deceived (Kazaba) by what (Maa) he (M) saw (Ra'aya).

Are you then disputing with him over what he saw?

Are you (p) then (Afa-) disputing with him (M) (-Tumaaruunahu) over (Älaa) what (Maa) he saw (Yaraa)?

For indeed he saw him in another descent,

For (Wa) indeed (Laqad') he saw him (G) (Ra'aa-hu) in another (Ukh'raa) descent (Naz'latan),

near the forbidden lotus tree,

near (Enda) the forbidden (El'Muntahaa) lotus tree (Sid'rati), (17:60)

near it was the Garden of Refuge

near it (Endahaa) was the Garden of Refuge (Jannatul' Ma'waa)

as the lotus tree covered what it covered.

as (Iz') the lotus tree (Es'Sid'rata) covered (Yag'shaa) what (Maa) it covered (Yag'shaa).

The eyesight did not deviate, nor did it transgress.

The eyesight (El'Basoru) did not (Maa) deviate (Zaaga), nor (Wamaa) did it transgress (Togaa).

He certainly saw one of the major signs of his LORD.

He (Mohammed) certainly (Laqad') saw (Ra'aa) one of (Min') the major (El'Kub'raa) signs (Aayaati) of his LORD (Rabbi-hi). (20:23)

Have you then considered Allaat and Uzza,

Have you (p) then (Afa-) considered (-Rai'tumu) Allaat (f) (Ellaata) and (Wa) Uzza (El'Uzzaa),

as well as the other third, Manaat?

as well as (Wa) the other (El'Ukh'raa) third (Etthaalithata), Manaat (f) (Manaata)?