The Star

By the stars when they fade away!

Your fellow man is neither misguided nor astray.

Nor does he speak of his own whims.

It is only a revelation sent down ˹to him˺.

He has been taught by one ˹angel˺ of mighty power

and great perfection, who once rose to ˹his˺ true form

while on the highest point above the horizon

then he approached ˹the Prophet˺, coming so close

that he was only two arms-lengths away or even less.

Then Allah revealed to His servant what He revealed ˹through Gabriel˺.

The ˹Prophet’s˺ heart did not doubt what he saw.

How can you ˹O pagans˺ then dispute with him regarding what he saw?

And he certainly saw that ˹angel descend˺ a second time

at the Lote Tree of the most extreme limit ˹in the seventh heaven˺—

near which is the Garden of ˹Eternal˺ Residence—

while the Lote Tree was overwhelmed with ˹heavenly˺ splendours!

The ˹Prophet’s˺ sight never wandered, nor did it overreach.

He certainly saw some of his Lord’s greatest signs.

Now, have you considered ˹the idols of˺ Lât and ’Uzza

and the third one, Manât, as well?