وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ۝١

1I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ۝٢

2And what will make you know what the comer by night is?

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ۝٣

3The star of piercing brightness;

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ۝٤

4There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ۝٥

5So let man consider of what he is created:

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ۝٦

6He is created of water pouring forth,

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ۝٧

7Coming from between the back and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ۝٨

8Most surely He is able to return him (to life).

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ۝٩

9On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ۝١٠

10He shall have neither strength nor helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ۝١١

11I swear by the raingiving heavens,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ۝١٢

12And the earth splitting (with plants);

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ۝١٣

13Most surely it is a decisive word,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ۝١٤

14And it is no joke.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا۝١٥

15Surely they will make a scheme,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا۝١٦

16And I (too) will make a scheme.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا۝١٧

17So grant the unbelievers a respite: let them alone for a while.