Waalssamai waalttariqi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
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);
By the sky and the night comer -
Chapter 86, 17 verses
Waalssamai waalttariqi
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
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);
By the sky and the night comer -
Wama adraka ma alttariqu
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
Alnnajmu alththaqibu
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
It is the piercing star -
In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
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)
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man see from what he is created!
So let man observe from what he was created.
Khuliqa min main dafiqin
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
He is created from a water gushing forth,
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Yawma tubla alssarairu
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
Then man will have no power or any helper.
Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
By the sky which returns [rain]
Waalardi thati alssadAAi
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
Innahu laqawlun faslun
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
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).
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Wama huwa bialhazli
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
And it is not a thing for amusement.
And it is not amusement.
Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Waakeedu kaydan
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
And I (too) am planning a plan.
But I am planning a plan.
Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.