Surah 53 · verse 16
An-Najm 53:16
Sign in to listenإِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
idh yaghsha as-sidrat ma yaghsha
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
وَلَقَدْ رَآهُ نَزْلَةً أُخْرَىٰ
And he certainly saw him in another descent
Verse 14عِندَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنتَهَىٰ
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
Verse 15عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
إِذْ يَغْشَى السِّدْرَةَ مَا يَغْشَىٰ
When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].
مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
Verse 18لَقَدْ رَأَىٰ مِنْ آيَاتِ رَبِّهِ الْكُبْرَىٰ
He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.
Verse 19أَفَرَأَيْتُمُ اللَّاتَ وَالْعُزَّىٰ
So have you considered al-Lat and al-'Uzza?