بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ﴿1﴾
Ahmed Ali
I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star --
Ahmed Raza Khan
By oath of the heaven, and by oath of the nightly arriver.
Arberry
By heaven and the night-star!
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ﴿2﴾
Ahmed Ali
How will you comprehend what the night star is?
Ahmed Raza Khan
And have you understood what the nightly arriver is?
Arberry
And what shall teach thee what is the night-star?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ﴿3﴾
Ahmed Ali
It is the star that shines with a piercing brightness --
Ahmed Raza Khan
The very brightly shining star!
Arberry
The piercing star!
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ ﴿4﴾
Ahmed Ali
That over each soul there is a guardian.
Ahmed Raza Khan
There is not a soul that does not have a guardian over it.
Arberry
Over every soul there is a watcher.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ﴿5﴾
Ahmed Ali
Let man consider what he was made of:
Ahmed Raza Khan
So man must consider from what he has been created.
Arberry
So let man consider of what he was created;
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ ﴿6﴾
Ahmed Ali
He was created of spurting water
Ahmed Raza Khan
Created from a gushing fluid.
Arberry
he was created of gushing water
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ﴿7﴾
Ahmed Ali
Issuing from (the pelvis) between the backbone and the ribs.
Ahmed Raza Khan
That is issued from between the backs and the ribs.
Arberry
issuing between the loins and the breast-bones.
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ ﴿8﴾
Ahmed Ali
God has certainly power to bring him back (from the dead).
Ahmed Raza Khan
Indeed Allah is Able to return him.
Arberry
Surely He is able to bring him back
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ﴿9﴾
Ahmed Ali
The day all secrets are examined
Ahmed Raza Khan
A day when the secrets will be examined.
Arberry
upon the day when the secrets are tried,
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ ﴿10﴾
Ahmed Ali
He will have no strength or helper.
Ahmed Raza Khan
So man will neither have any strength nor any aide.
Arberry
and he shall have no strength, no helper.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ﴿11﴾
Ahmed Ali
So I call to witness the rain-producing sky,
Ahmed Raza Khan
By oath of the sky from which comes down the rain.
Arberry
By heaven of the returning rain,
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ ﴿12﴾
Ahmed Ali
And the earth which opens up (with verdure),
Ahmed Raza Khan
And by oath of the earth which flourishes with it.
Arberry
by earth splitting with verdure,
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ ﴿13﴾
Ahmed Ali
That this (Qur'an) is a decisive word
Ahmed Raza Khan
Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word.
Arberry
surely it is a decisive word;
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ ﴿14﴾
Ahmed Ali
And no trifle.
Ahmed Raza Khan
And is not a matter of amusement.
Arberry
it is no merriment.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا ﴿15﴾
Ahmed Ali
They are hatching up a plot,
Ahmed Raza Khan
Indeed the disbelievers carry out their evil schemes.
Arberry
They are devising guile,
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا ﴿16﴾
Ahmed Ali
But I too am devising a plan.
Ahmed Raza Khan
And I secretly plan.
Arberry
and I am devising guile.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ﴿17﴾
Ahmed Ali
So bear with unbelievers with patience, and give them respite for a while.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Therefore give them some respite – give them some time.
Arberry
So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile.