The Quran

سورة النّجْم

Surah Al-Najm 53:17

The Parts of the Qur‘ân · Verse 17 of 62

مَا زَاغَ الْبَصَرُ وَمَا طَغَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

(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).

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

(His) sight never swerved, nor did it go wrong!

Ahmed Ali

Neither did sight falter nor exceed the bounds.

12 more translations

Ali Unal

The sight (of the Messenger) did not swerve (so that he looked elsewhere and saw something different), nor did it go wrong (so that he might have seen an illusion).

Daryabadi

The sight turned not aside, nor it exceeded.

Faridul Haque

The sight did not shift, nor did it cross the limits.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

The eye turned not aside, nor did it exceed the limit.

Maulvi Sher Ali

The eye deviated not, nor did it wander.

Muhammad Asad

[And withal,] the eye did not waver, nor yet did it stray:

Muhammad Musin Khan

The sight (of Prophet Muhammad SAW) turned not aside (right or left), nor it transgressed beyond (the) limit (ordained for it).

Muhammad Pickthall

The eye turned not aside nor yet was overbold.

Muhammad Sarwar

(Muhammad's) eyes did not deceive him, nor did they lead him to falsehood.

Muhammed ali Shakir

The eye did not turn aside, nor did it exceed the limit.

Rashad Khalifa

The eyes did not waver, nor go blind.

Shabbir Ahmed

Yet, his sight wavered not and wandered not.