Chapter 86, 17 verses
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
The star of piercing brightness;
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man consider of what he is created:
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
He is created of water pouring forth,
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
And the earth splitting (with plants);
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Most surely it is a decisive word,
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
And it is no joke.
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Surely they will make a scheme,
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا