سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ١

By the sky and the night comer -

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ٢

And what can make you know what is the night comer?

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ٣

It is the piercing star -

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ٤

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ٥

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ٦

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ٧

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ٨

Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ٩

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ١٠

Then man will have no power or any helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ١١

By the sky which returns [rain]

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ١٢

And [by] the earth which cracks open,

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ١٣

Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ١٤

And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا١٥

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا١٦

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا١٧

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.