Meccan·Surah 53

النجم

Surah An-Najm — Ayah 6

The Star

62 Ayahs·Verse 53:6
53:6

ذُو مِرَّةٍ فَٱسْتَوَىٰ

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

Context in Surah An-Najm

Nearby ayahs help place verse 53:6 in sequence and meaning.

إِنْ هُوَ إِلَّا وَحْىٌ يُوحَىٰ

It is not but a revelation revealed,

عَلَّمَهُۥ شَدِيدُ ٱلْقُوَىٰ

Taught to him by one intense in strength -

وَهُوَ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

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

ثُمَّ دَنَا فَتَدَلَّىٰ

Then he approached and descended