Chapter 86, 17 verses
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
And what will explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
The star of piercing brightness;
- The piercing Star!
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness; -
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So let man consider of what he is created:
So let man consider from what he is created.
Now let man but think from what he is created!
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
He is created of water pouring forth,
He is created from a gushing fluid
He is created from a drop emitted -
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
And the earth splitting (with plants);
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
And it is no joke.
It is no pleasantry.
It is not a thing for amusement.
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Surely they will make a scheme,
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
And I plot a plot (against them).
And I am planning a scheme.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا