At-Tariq

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ١

Wassama-i wattariq

By the sky and the night comer

I swear by the sky and by the Night-Comer,-

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ٢

Wama adraka ma attariq

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

-and what may let you know what the Night-Comer is?

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ٣

Annajmu aththaqib

It is the piercing star

The star of piercing brightness!- -

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ٤

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafith

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

-there is no human being, but there is a watcher over him.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ٥

Falyanthuri al-insanumimma khuliq

So let man observe from what he was created.

So, let man consider of which stuff he is created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ٦

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiq

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

He is created of spouting water

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ٧

Yakhruju min bayni assulbi wattara-ib

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

that comes out from between the loins and the chest-bones.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ٨

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadir

Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

Surely He is Powerful to bring him back

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ٩

Yawma tubla assara-ir

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

on a day when all the secrets will be searched out,

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ١٠

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasir

Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

and he will have neither strength (to defend), nor a supporter.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ١١

Wassama-i thati arrajAA

By the sky which sends back

I swear by the sky that rains,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ١٢

Wal-ardi thati assadAA

And [by] the earth which splits,

and the earth that cracks open (for plants),

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ١٣

Innahu laqawlun fasl

Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

this is a decisive word,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ١٤

Wama huwa bilhazl

And it is not amusement.

and it is not a joke.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا١٥

Innahum yakeedoona kayda

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

They are devising plans,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا١٦

Waakeedu kayda

But I am planning a plan.

and I Am devising plans.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا١٧

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwayda

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

So leave the disbelievers alone at the moment; give them respite for a while.