Chapter 86, 17 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
وما أدراك ما الطارق
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
النجم الثاقب
- The piercing Star!
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels in charge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds)
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So let man consider from what he is created.
So let man see from what he is created!
خلق من ماء دافق
He is created from a gushing fluid
He is created from a water gushing forth,
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
يوم تبلى السرائر
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
والسماء ذات الرجع
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
والأرض ذات الصدع
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
إنه لقول فصل
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Verily, this (the Qur'an) is the Word that separates (the truth from falsehood, and commands strict laws for mankind to cut the roots of evil).
وما هو بالهزل
It is no pleasantry.
And it is not a thing for amusement.
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
وأكيد كيدا
And I plot a plot (against them).
And I (too) am planning a plan.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.