Chapter 86, 17 verses
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
The star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
- The piercing Star!
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So let man consider of what he is created:
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So let man consider from what he is created.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
He is created of water pouring forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
He is created from a gushing fluid
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
يوم تبلى السرائر
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
والسماء ذات الرجع
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
And the earth splitting (with plants);
والأرض ذات الصدع
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Most surely it is a decisive word,
إنه لقول فصل
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
And it is no joke.
وما هو بالهزل
It is no pleasantry.
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Surely they will make a scheme,
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
وأكيد كيدا
And I plot a plot (against them).
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا