وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ﴿١﴾

By the sky and the night comer,

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ﴿٢﴾

And what can make you know what the night comer (is)?

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ﴿٣﴾

(It is) the star, the piercing!

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ﴿٤﴾

Not (is) every soul but over it (is) a protector.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ﴿٥﴾

So let see man from what from what he is created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ ﴿٦﴾

He is created from a water, ejected,

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ﴿٧﴾

Coming forth from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ ﴿٨﴾

Indeed, He to return him (is) Able.

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ﴿٩﴾

(The) Day will be tested the secrets,

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ ﴿١٠﴾

Then not (is) for him any power and not any helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ﴿١١﴾

By the sky which returns,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ ﴿١٢﴾

And the earth which cracks open,

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ ﴿١٣﴾

Indeed, it (is) surely a Word decisive,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ ﴿١٤﴾

And not it (is) for amusement.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ﴿١٥﴾

Indeed, they are plotting a plot,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا ﴿١٦﴾

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ﴿١٧﴾

So give respite (to) the disbelievers. Give respite to them - little.