Waalssamai waalttariqi
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
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);
Chapter 86, 17 verses
Waalssamai waalttariqi
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
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);
Wama adraka ma alttariqu
وما أدراك ما الطارق
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
Alnnajmu alththaqibu
النجم الثاقب
The star of piercing brightness;
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
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)
Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So let man consider of what he is created:
So let man see from what he is created!
Khuliqa min main dafiqin
خلق من ماء دافق
He is created of water pouring forth,
He is created from a water gushing forth,
Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
Yawma tubla alssarairu
يوم تبلى السرائر
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
والسماء ذات الرجع
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
Waalardi thati alssadAAi
والأرض ذات الصدع
And the earth splitting (with plants);
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
Innahu laqawlun faslun
إنه لقول فصل
Most surely it is a decisive word,
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).
Wama huwa bialhazli
وما هو بالهزل
And it is no joke.
And it is not a thing for amusement.
Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Surely they will make a scheme,
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Waakeedu kaydan
وأكيد كيدا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
And I (too) am planning a plan.
Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.