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I call to witness every part of the Qur'ân when it is revealed,
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That your comrade (Muhammad) has neither deviated (from true guidance in his practices) nor has he erred (in his beliefs).
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He does not say anything out of (his own) fanciful desire.
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This (Qur'ân) is nothing but (pure) revelation, revealed (to him by God).
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The Lord of Mighty Powers has taught him (this discourse).
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(The Lord) Whose powers become manifest in manifold and frequent ways, with the result that he (this Messenger of God) attained perfection and fullest vigour (both intellectually and physically).
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And he attained to the zenith of heights (in his spiritual ascension).
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Then he drew near to Him and afterwards he descended (to mankind, for their guidance).
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So that he became (as it were) one chord to two bows or closer still.
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Then He revealed that excellent and mighty (Qur'ânic) revelation which He had to send to His servant (Muhammad),
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Whose mind made no mistake in (the interpretation of) that which he saw (during the ascansion).
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Will you doubt and dispute with him concerning that (sight) which he saw with his own eyes (it being no figment of imagination)?
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And, of course, he saw Him (in His another manifestation to him) yet another time.
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It was near the Sidrah which stands at the farthest end (of knowledge),
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Near where also is the Garden which is the real eternal abode.
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(This was) when the sublime thing (the Divine Manifestation) which was to cover Sidrah had covered it.
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(When he saw the Divine Manifestation) his eye deviated not (from the certainty of the Truth) nor did it wander away (from the invincible faith on which he stood).
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(It was the moment when) he saw the greatly important signs of his Lord.
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Have you had a look at Lât and 'Uzzâ (the gods of idolaters),
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And another, the third (goddess of no account) Manât?
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What (an ignoble idea you have)! Are you to have sons and He daughters?
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That indeed is an unjust division (and unbecoming from your own point of view which looks upon the birth of a daughter with condemnation).
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(The fact is that) these are mere names (bearing no significance) which you have coined, you and your forefathers, for which Allâh has revealed no authority (for their being worshipped as gods and goddesses). These (idol-worshippers) follow nothing but mere conjectures and the fancies of (their own) minds. (They do this) even though true guidance has already come to them from their Lord.
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Can a person always have whatever he desires?
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Rather (all the blessings of) the Hereafter as well as (those of) this present life belong to Allâh.
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Behold! so many an angel is there in the heavens but their intercession can be of no avail except after Allâh has given (them) permission regarding him whom He wills and with whom He is pleased.
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(Verily, it is only) those who do not believe in the Hereafter and (who) give feminine names to the angels (because they ascribe them to Allâh as His daughters);
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But they have no knowledge of the matter. They follow nothing but conjecture, yet by no means can a conjecture be a substitute for the established Truth.
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So turn aside from him who turns away from Our remembrance, and seeks nothing but the present life.
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That is the highest attainment of their knowledge. Verily, your Lord knows very well those who go astray from His path, as He knows very well those who follow the right guidance.
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