Chapter 86, 17 verses
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
By the sky and the night comer -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
The star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
It is the piercing star -
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So let man consider of what he is created:
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So let man observe from what he was created.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
He is created of water pouring forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
يوم تبلى السرائر
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
Then man will have no power or any helper.
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
والسماء ذات الرجع
By the sky which returns [rain]
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
And the earth splitting (with plants);
والأرض ذات الصدع
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
Most surely it is a decisive word,
إنه لقول فصل
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
And it is no joke.
وما هو بالهزل
And it is not amusement.
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
Surely they will make a scheme,
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
وأكيد كيدا
But I am planning a plan.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا