At-Tariq

wal-samāi wal-ṭāriqi

By the sky and the night-comer––

wamā adrāka mā l-ṭāriqu

What will explain to you what the night-comer is?

al-najmu l-thāqibu

The piercing star––

in kullu nafsin lammā ʿalayhā ḥāfiẓun

there is a watcher over every soul.

falyanẓuri l-insānu mimma khuliqa

Man should reflect on what he was created from.

khuliqa min māin dāfiqin

He is created from spurting fluid,

yakhruju min bayni l-ṣul'bi wal-tarāibi

then he emerges from between the backbone and breastbone:

innahu ʿalā rajʿihi laqādirun

God is certainly able to bring him back to life.

yawma tub'lā l-sarāiru

On the Day when secrets are laid bare

famā lahu min quwwatin walā nāṣirin

he will have no power and no one to help him.

wal-samāi dhāti l-rajʿi

By the sky and its recurring rain,

wal-arḍi dhāti l-ṣadʿi

by the earth that cracks open!

innahu laqawlun faṣlun

This is truly a decisive statement;

wamā huwa bil-hazli

it is not something to be taken lightly.

innahum yakīdūna kaydan

They plot and scheme,

wa-akīdu kaydan

but so do I:

famahhili l-kāfirīna amhil'hum ruwaydan

[Prophet], let the disbelievers be, let them be for a while.