Quran 53:17 — An-Najm, verse 17
M. A. S. Abdel Haleem · selected translation
His sight never wavered, nor was it too bold,
مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ
mā zāgha l-baṣaru wamā ṭaghā
Other translations
- A. J. Arberry
- his eye swerved not; nor swept astray.
- Muhammad Asad
- [And withal,] the eye did not waver, nor yet did it stray:
- Sahih International
- The sight [of the Prophet (ﷺ)] did not swerve, nor did it transgress [its limit].
Words
| # | Word | Meaning | Root |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | مَاmā | Not | — |
| 2 | زَاغَzāgha | swerved | زيغ |
| 3 | ٱلْبَصَرُl-baṣaru | the sight | بصر |
| 4 | وَمَاwamā | and not | — |
| 5 | طَغَىٰṭaghā | it transgressed | طغي |