I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
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);
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
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 Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the heaven, and At-Tariq (the night-comer, i.e. the bright star);
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
The star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
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)
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So let man consider of what he is created:
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So let man see 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 water gushing forth,
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
يوم تبلى السرائر
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
والسماء ذات الرجع
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
And the earth splitting (with plants);
والأرض ذات الصدع
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Most surely it is a decisive word,
إنه لقول فصل
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).
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
And it is no joke.
وما هو بالهزل
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Surely they will make a scheme,
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
وأكيد كيدا
And I (too) am planning a plan.
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 gently with them for a while.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا