بِسمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحمـٰنِ الرَّحيمِ وَالنَّجمِ إِذا هَوىٰ

By the star as it falls.

ما ضَلَّ صاحِبُكُم وَما غَوىٰ

Your friend is neither misguided nor deceived.

وَما يَنطِقُ عَنِ الهَوىٰ

Nor does he speak out of inclination.

عَلَّمَهُ شَديدُ القُوىٰ

Taught to him by the one intense in strength.

ذو مِرَّةٍ فَاستَوىٰ

Endowed with wisdom; He positioned Himself.

وَهُوَ بِالأُفُقِ الأَعلىٰ

While he was at the uppermost horizon.

ثُمَّ دَنا فَتَدَلّىٰ

Then he approached and descended.

فَكانَ قابَ قَوسَينِ أَو أَدنىٰ

And was at the distance of two bow lengths, or even nearer.