Chapter 86, 17 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
By the sky and the night comer -
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
It is the piercing star -
The star of piercing brightness;
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man observe from what he was created.
So let man consider of what he is created:
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
He is created of water pouring forth,
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Then man will have no power or any helper.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
By the sky which returns [rain]
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
And the earth splitting (with plants);
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Most surely it is a decisive word,
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
And it is not amusement.
And it is no joke.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
Surely they will make a scheme,
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
But I am planning a plan.
And I (too) will make a scheme.
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.