Al Tariq
Chapter 86, 17 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Arabic, with marks
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Pickthall
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Shakir
Yusuf Ali
By the Sky and the Night - Visitant (therein); -
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the heaven and the Morning Star
Shakir
I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
Yusuf Ali
And what will explain to thee what the Night - Visitant is? -
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
Pickthall
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
Shakir
And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
Yusuf Ali
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness; -
Arabic, with marks
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
Pickthall
- The piercing Star!
Shakir
The star of piercing brightness;
Yusuf Ali
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
Arabic, with marks
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
Pickthall
No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
Shakir
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
Yusuf Ali
Now let man but think from what he is created!
Arabic, with marks
فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Pickthall
So let man consider from what he is created.
Shakir
So let man consider of what he is created:
Yusuf Ali
He is created from a drop emitted -
Arabic, with marks
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
Pickthall
He is created from a gushing fluid
Shakir
He is created of water pouring forth,
Yusuf Ali
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
Arabic, with marks
يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Pickthall
That issued from between the loins and ribs.
Shakir
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
Yusuf Ali
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Pickthall
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
Shakir
Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
Yusuf Ali
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
Arabic, with marks
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
Pickthall
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
Shakir
On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
Yusuf Ali
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.
Arabic, with marks
فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Pickthall
Then will he have no might nor any helper.
Shakir
He shall have neither strength nor helper.
Yusuf Ali
By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
Arabic, with marks
وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
Pickthall
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
Shakir
I swear by the raingiving heavens,
Yusuf Ali
And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation), -
Arabic, with marks
وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
Pickthall
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
Shakir
And the earth splitting (with plants);
Yusuf Ali
Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Pickthall
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,
Shakir
Most surely it is a decisive word,
Yusuf Ali
It is not a thing for amusement.
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
Pickthall
It is no pleasantry.
Shakir
And it is no joke.
Yusuf Ali
As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Pickthall
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)
Shakir
Surely they will make a scheme,
Yusuf Ali
And I am planning a scheme.
Arabic, with marks
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
Pickthall
And I plot a plot (against them).
Shakir
And I (too) will make a scheme.
Yusuf Ali
Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).
Arabic, with marks
فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
Pickthall
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.
Shakir
So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.