Surah 53 · verse 3
An-Najm 53:3
Sign in to listenوَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
wa ma yantiqu 'an al-hawa
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 1Verse 3 Verse 4
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالنَّجْمِ إِذَا هَوَىٰ
By the star when it descends,
Verse 2مَا ضَلَّ صَاحِبُكُمْ وَمَا غَوَىٰ
Your companion [Muhammad] has not strayed, nor has he erred,
وَمَا يَنطِقُ عَنِ الْهَوَىٰ
Nor does he speak from [his own] inclination.
إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْيٌ يُوحَىٰ
It is not but a revelation revealed,
Verse 5عَلَّمَهُ شَدِيدُ الْقُوَىٰ
Taught to him by one intense in strength -
Verse 6ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَاسْتَوَىٰ
One of soundness. And he rose to [his] true form