Surah 53 · verse 17
An-Najm 53:17
Sign in to listenمَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
ma zagha al-basar wa-ma tagha
The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
عِندَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنتَهَىٰ
At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -
Verse 15عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ الْمَأْوَىٰ
Near it is the Garden of Refuge -
Verse 16إِذْ 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].
لَقَدْ 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?
Verse 20وَمَنَاةَ الثَّالِثَةَ الْأُخْرَىٰ
And Manat, the third - the other one?