mystical ascension

An-Najm 53:6

ذُو مِرَّةٖ فَٱسۡتَوَىٰ ٦

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

An-Najm 53:7

وَهُوَ بِٱلۡأُفُقِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٧

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

An-Najm 53:8

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ ٨

Then he approached and descended

An-Najm 53:9

فَكَانَ قَابَ قَوۡسَيۡنِ أَوۡ أَدۡنَىٰ ٩

And was at a distance of two bow lengths or nearer.

An-Najm 53:10

فَأَوۡحَىٰٓ إِلَىٰ عَبۡدِهِۦ مَآ أَوۡحَىٰ ١٠

And he revealed to His Servant what he revealed.

An-Najm 53:11

مَا كَذَبَ ٱلۡفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ ١١

The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

An-Najm 53:12

أَفَتُمَٰرُونَهُۥ عَلَىٰ مَا يَرَىٰ ١٢

So will you dispute with him over what he saw?

An-Najm 53:13

وَلَقَدۡ رَءَاهُ نَزۡلَةً أُخۡرَىٰ ١٣

And he certainly saw him in another descent

An-Najm 53:14

عِندَ سِدۡرَةِ ٱلۡمُنتَهَىٰ ١٤

At the Lote Tree of the Utmost Boundary -

An-Najm 53:15

عِندَهَا جَنَّةُ ٱلۡمَأۡوَىٰٓ ١٥

Near it is the Garden of Refuge -

An-Najm 53:16

إِذۡ يَغۡشَى ٱلسِّدۡرَةَ مَا يَغۡشَىٰ ١٦

When there covered the Lote Tree that which covered [it].

An-Najm 53:17

مَا زَاغَ ٱلۡبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ ١٧

The sight [of the Prophet] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].

An-Najm 53:18

لَقَدۡ رَأَىٰ مِنۡ ءَايَٰتِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰٓ ١٨

He certainly saw of the greatest signs of his Lord.