At-Tariq

وَالسَّمَآءِ وَالطَّارِقِۙ‏ ١

Wassamaaa'i wattaariq

By the sky and the night comer

وَمَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮكَ مَا الطَّارِقُۙ‏ ٢

Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq

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

النَّجۡمُ الثَّاقِبُۙ‏ ٣

Annajmus saaqib

It is the piercing star

اِنۡ كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٌؕ‏ ٤

In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz

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

فَلۡيَنۡظُرِ الۡاِنۡسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَؕ‏ ٥

Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِنۡ مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍۙ‏ ٦

Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَّخۡرُجُ مِنۡۢ بَيۡنِ الصُّلۡبِ وَالتَّرَآٮِٕبِؕ‏ ٧

Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

اِنَّهٗ عَلٰى رَجۡعِهٖ لَقَادِرٌؕ‏ ٨

Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir

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

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى السَّرَآٮِٕرُۙ‏ ٩

Yawma tublas saraaa'ir

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

فَمَا لَهٗ مِنۡ قُوَّةٍ وَّلَا نَاصِرٍؕ‏ ١٠

Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir

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

وَالسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجۡعِۙ‏ ١١

Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj

By the sky which sends back

وَالۡاَرۡضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدۡعِۙ‏ ١٢

Wal ardi zaatis sad

And [by] the earth which splits,

اِنَّهٗ لَقَوۡلٌ فَصۡلٌۙ‏ ١٣

Innahoo laqawlun fasl

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

وَّمَا هُوَ بِالۡهَزۡلِؕ‏ ١٤

Wa maa huwa bil hazl

And it is not amusement.

اِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيۡدُوۡنَ كَيۡدًا ۙ‏ ١٥

Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَّاَكِيۡدُ كَيۡدًا ۚۖ‏ ١٦

Wa akeedu kaidaa

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ اَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدًا‏ ١٧

Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.