Chapter 86, 17 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
Waalssamai waalttariqi
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
Wama adraka ma alttariqu
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
Alnnajmu alththaqibu
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
The star of piercing brightness;
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man consider of what he is created:
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
Khuliqa min main dafiqin
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
He is created of water pouring forth,
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
Yawma tubla alssarairu
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
Waalardi thati alssadAAi
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
And the earth splitting (with plants);
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Innahu laqawlun faslun
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Most surely it is a decisive word,
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
Wama huwa bialhazli
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
And it is no joke.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Surely they will make a scheme,
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
Waakeedu kaydan
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.