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