Chapter 86, 17 verses
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By the sky and the night comer -
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
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 ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man observe from what he was created.
So let man consider of what he is created:
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
He is created of water pouring forth,
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Then man will have no power or any helper.
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
By the sky which returns [rain]
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
And the earth splitting (with plants);
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
Most surely it is a decisive word,
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
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 ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.