Chapter 86, 17 verses
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);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
And what will make you to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
النجم الثاقب
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
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)
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
So let man see from what he is created!
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
He is created from a water gushing forth,
خلق من ماء دافق
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
إنه على رجعه لقادر
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
يوم تبلى السرائر
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
والسماء ذات الرجع
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
والأرض ذات الصدع
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
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).
إنه لقول فصل
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
And it is not a thing for amusement.
وما هو بالهزل
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
And I (too) am planning a plan.
وأكيد كيدا
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا