Aţ-Ţāriq

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

Wassama-i wattariq

By the sky and the night-comer––

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

Wama adraka ma attariq

What will explain to you what the night-comer is?

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

Annajmu aththaqib

The piercing star––

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafith

there is a watcher over every soul.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

Falyanthuri al-insanumimma khuliq

Man should reflect on what he was created from.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiq

He is created from spurting fluid,

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Yakhruju min bayni assulbi wattara-ib

then he emerges from between the backbone and breastbone:

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadir

God is certainly able to bring him back to life.

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

Yawma tubla assara-ir

On the Day when secrets are laid bare

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasir

he will have no power and no one to help him.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

Wassama-i thati arrajAA

By the sky and its recurring rain,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

Wal-ardi thati assadAA

by the earth that cracks open!

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

Innahu laqawlun fasl

This is truly a decisive statement;

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

Wama huwa bilhazl

it is not something to be taken lightly.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

Innahum yakeedoona kayda

They plot and scheme,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

Waakeedu kayda

but so do I:

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwayda

[Prophet], let the disbelievers be, let them be for a while.