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An-Najm · 53:7

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وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon

Surah An-Najm (The Star) · 53:7
Translation: Sahih International. Qur'an text: Uthmani script (The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia, quranenc.com), distributed via quran-json.
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  1. إِنۡ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحۡيٞ يُوحَىٰ

    53:4It is not but a revelation revealed

  2. عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلۡقُوَىٰ

    53:5Taught to him by one intense in strength

  3. ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ

    53:6One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form

  4. وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

    53:7While he was in the higher [part of the] horizon

  5. ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

    53:8Then he approached and descended

  6. فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ

    53:9And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer

  7. فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ

    53:10And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed

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