بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Ahmed Ali
I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star --
سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ
At-Taariq · 17 verses
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Ahmed Ali
I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star --
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
Ahmed Ali
How will you comprehend what the night star is?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Ahmed Ali
It is the star that shines with a piercing brightness --
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ
Ahmed Ali
That over each soul there is a guardian.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Ahmed Ali
Let man consider what he was made of:
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ
Ahmed Ali
He was created of spurting water
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Ahmed Ali
Issuing from (the pelvis) between the backbone and the ribs.
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ
Ahmed Ali
God has certainly power to bring him back (from the dead).
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
Ahmed Ali
The day all secrets are examined
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ
Ahmed Ali
He will have no strength or helper.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
Ahmed Ali
So I call to witness the rain-producing sky,
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Ahmed Ali
And the earth which opens up (with verdure),
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ
Ahmed Ali
That this (Qur'an) is a decisive word
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Ahmed Ali
And no trifle.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا
Ahmed Ali
They are hatching up a plot,
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا
Ahmed Ali
But I too am devising a plan.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
Ahmed Ali
So bear with unbelievers with patience, and give them respite for a while.
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