Chapter 86, 17 verses
By the sky and the night comer -
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والسماء والطارق
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
وما أدراك ما الطارق
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
It is the piercing star -
النجم الثاقب
The star of piercing brightness;
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
إن كل نفس لما عليها حافظ
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
So let man observe from what he was created.
فلينظر الإنسان مم خلق
So let man consider of what he is created:
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
خلق من ماء دافق
He is created of water pouring forth,
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
يخرج من بين الصلب والترائب
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
إنه على رجعه لقادر
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
يوم تبلى السرائر
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
Then man will have no power or any helper.
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
By the sky which returns [rain]
والسماء ذات الرجع
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
والأرض ذات الصدع
And the earth splitting (with plants);
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
إنه لقول فصل
Most surely it is a decisive word,
And it is not amusement.
وما هو بالهزل
And it is no joke.
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
إنهم يكيدون كيدا
Surely they will make a scheme,
But I am planning a plan.
وأكيد كيدا
And I (too) will make a scheme.
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
فمهل الكافرين أمهلهم رويدا
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.