Chapter 86, 17 verses
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
Waalssamai waalttariqi
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
Wama adraka ma alttariqu
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
وما أدراك ما الطارق
The star of piercing brightness;
Alnnajmu alththaqibu
- The piercing Star!
النجم الثاقب
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
So let man consider of what he is created:
Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
So let man consider from what he is created.
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
He is created of water pouring forth,
Khuliqa min main dafiqin
He is created from a gushing fluid
خلق من ماء دافق
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
إنه على رجعه لقادر
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
Yawma tubla alssarairu
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
يوم تبلى السرائر
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
والسماء ذات الرجع
And the earth splitting (with plants);
Waalardi thati alssadAAi
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
والأرض ذات الصدع
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Innahu laqawlun faslun
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
إنه لقول فصل
And it is no joke.
Wama huwa bialhazli
It is no pleasantry.
وما هو بالهزل
Surely they will make a scheme,
Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
Waakeedu kaydan
And I plot a plot (against them).
وأكيد كيدا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا