﴿ وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ رَبُّ ٱلشِّعْرَىٰ ﴾

“and that it is He alone who sustains the bright­est star;”

and that it is He Who is the Lord of Sirius — this is a star lying beyond the constellation of Gemini which was worshipped in the time of pagandom jāhiliyya;