وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ ١
By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ ١
By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ ٢
And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ ٣
(It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
إِنْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ٤
There is no soul but has a protector over it.
فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْإِنْسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥
Now let man but think from what he is created!
خُلِقَ مِنْ مَاءٍ دَافِقٍ ٦
He is created from a drop emitted-
يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ ٧
Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ ٨
Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ ٩
The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ ١٠
(Man) will have no power, and no helper.