وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١
By the sky and the night comer
الطارق
At-Tariq
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣
It is the piercing star
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ٤
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥
So let man observe from what he was created.
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ ٦
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ ٨
Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ٩
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ ١٠
Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ١١
By the sky which sends back
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ ١٢
And [by] the earth which splits,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ ١٣
Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ ١٤
And it is not amusement.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ١٥
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا ١٦
But I am planning a plan.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ١٧
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.