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);
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 to know what At-Tariq (night-comer) is?
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
وما أدراك ما الطارق
(It is) the star of piercing brightness;
- The piercing Star!
النجم الثاقب
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)
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
So let man see from what he is created!
So let man consider from what he is created.
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
He is created from a water gushing forth,
He is created from a gushing fluid
خلق من ماء دافق
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs.
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Verily, (Allah) is Able to bring him back (to life)!
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
إنه على رجعه لقادر
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting, etc.) will be examined (as to their truth).
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
يوم تبلى السرائر
Then he will have no power, nor any helper.
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again and again.
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
والسماء ذات الرجع
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees and plants).
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
والأرض ذات الصدع
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).
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
إنه لقول فصل
And it is not a thing for amusement.
It is no pleasantry.
وما هو بالهزل
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم).
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
And I (too) am planning a plan.
And I plot a plot (against them).
وأكيد كيدا
So give a respite to the disbelievers; deal gently with them for a while.
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا