وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ ٢
And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
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-