At-Tariq

وَالسَّمَآءِ وَالطَّارِقِۙ‏

By the sky and the night comer

وَمَاۤ اَدۡرٰٮكَ مَا الطَّارِقُۙ‏

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

النَّجۡمُ الثَّاقِبُۙ‏

It is the piercing star1

اِنۡ كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٌؕ‏

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

فَلۡيَنۡظُرِ الۡاِنۡسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَؕ‏

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِنۡ مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍۙ‏

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَّخۡرُجُ مِنۡۢ بَيۡنِ الصُّلۡبِ وَالتَّرَآٮِٕبِؕ‏

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

اِنَّهٗ عَلٰى رَجۡعِهٖ لَقَادِرٌؕ‏

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

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى السَّرَآٮِٕرُۙ‏

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,1

فَمَا لَهٗ مِنۡ قُوَّةٍ وَّلَا نَاصِرٍؕ‏

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

وَالسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجۡعِۙ‏

By the sky which sends back1

وَالۡاَرۡضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدۡعِۙ‏

And [by] the earth which splits,1

اِنَّهٗ لَقَوۡلٌ فَصۡلٌۙ‏

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

وَّمَا هُوَ بِالۡهَزۡلِؕ‏

And it is not amusement.

اِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيۡدُوۡنَ كَيۡدًا ۙ‏

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَّاَكِيۡدُ كَيۡدًا ۚۖ‏

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ الۡكٰفِرِيۡنَ اَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدًا‏

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1