1بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Wassamaaa'i wattaariq
By the sky and the night comer -
2وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
3ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Annajmus saaqib
It is the piercing star -
4إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ
In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
5فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq
So let man observe from what he was created.
6خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ
Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
7يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
8إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ
Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
9يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
Yawma tublas saraaa'ir
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
10فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ
Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir
Then man will have no power or any helper.
11وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'
By the sky which returns [rain]
12وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Wal ardi zaatis sad'
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
13إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ
Innahoo laqawlun fasl
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
14وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Wa maa huwa bil hazl
And it is not amusement.
15إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا
Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
16وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا
Wa akeedu kaidaa
But I am planning a plan.
17فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.