86. At-Tariq

وَٱلسَّمَآءِBy the skyوَٱلطَّارِقِand the night comer﴿١﴾

By the sky and the night comer

وَمَآAnd whatأَدْرَىٰكَcan make you knowمَاwhatٱلطَّارِقُthe night comer (is)﴿٢﴾

And what can make you know what is the night comer

ٱلنَّجْمُ(It is) the starٱلثَّاقِبُthe piercing﴿٣﴾

It is the piercing star

إِنNotكُلُّ(is) everyنَفْسٍsoulلَّمَّاbutعَلَيْهَاover itحَافِظٌ(is) a protector﴿٤﴾

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

فَلْيَنظُرِSo let seeٱلْإِنسَٰنُmanمِمَّfrom whatخُلِقَhe is created﴿٥﴾

So let man observe from what he was created

خُلِقَHe is createdمِنfromمَّآءٍa waterدَافِقٍejected﴿٦﴾

He was created from a fluid, ejected

يَخْرُجُComing forthمِنۢfromبَيْنِbetweenٱلصُّلْبِthe backboneوَٱلتَّرَآئِبِand the ribs﴿٧﴾

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs

إِنَّهُۥIndeed, Heعَلَىٰtoرَجْعِهِۦreturn himلَقَادِرٌ(is) Able﴿٨﴾

Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able

يَوْمَ(The) Dayتُبْلَىwill be testedٱلسَّرَآئِرُthe secrets﴿٩﴾

The Day when secrets will be put on trial

فَمَاThen notلَهُۥ(is) for himمِنanyقُوَّةٍpowerوَلَاand notنَاصِرٍany helper﴿١٠﴾

Then man will have no power or any helper

وَٱلسَّمَآءِBy the skyذَاتِwhichٱلرَّجْعِreturns﴿١١﴾

By the sky which returns [rain]

وَٱلْأَرْضِAnd the earthذَاتِwhichٱلصَّدْعِcracks open﴿١٢﴾

And [by] the earth which cracks open

إِنَّهُۥIndeed, itلَقَوْلٌ(is) surely a Wordفَصْلٌdecisive﴿١٣﴾

Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement

وَمَاAnd notهُوَitبِٱلْهَزْلِ(is) for amusement﴿١٤﴾

And it is not amusement

إِنَّهُمْIndeed, theyيَكِيدُونَare plottingكَيْدًاa plot﴿١٥﴾

Indeed, they are planning a plan

وَأَكِيدُBut I am planningكَيْدًاa plan﴿١٦﴾

But I am planning a plan

فَمَهِّلِSo give respiteٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ(to) the disbelieversأَمْهِلْهُمْGive respite to them رُوَيْدًۢاlittle﴿١٧﴾

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile