Surah At-Tariq

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ۝١

By the heaven and the Morning Star

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ۝٢

- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ۝٣

- The piercing Star!

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ۝٤

No human soul but hath a guardian over it.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ۝٥

So let man consider from what he is created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ۝٦

He is created from a gushing fluid

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ۝٧

That issued from between the loins and ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ۝٨

Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ۝٩

On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ۝١٠

Then will he have no might nor any helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ۝١١

By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ۝١٢

And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ۝١٣

Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ۝١٤

It is no pleasantry.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا۝١٥

Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا۝١٦

And I plot a plot (against them).

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا۝١٧

So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.