Quran Page 591

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ ١

By the sky and the knocker

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ ٢

And what can make you know what is the knocker?

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ ٣

It is the piercing star.

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ٤

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ ٦

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ ٧

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ ٨

Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ ٩

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ ١٠

Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ ١١

By the sky which sends back

وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ ١٢

And [by] the earth which splits,

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ ١٣

Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ ١٤

And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا ١٥

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا ١٦

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا ١٧

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى ١

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

الَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٢

Who created and proportioned

وَالَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ٣

And who destined and [then] guided

وَالَّذِي أَخْرَجَ الْمَرْعَىٰ ٤

And who brings out the pasture

فَجَعَلَهُ غُثَاءً أَحْوَىٰ ٥

And [then] makes it black stubble.

سَنُقْرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰ ٦

We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,

إِلَّا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ إِنَّهُ يَعْلَمُ الْجَهْرَ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ ٧

Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٨

And We will ease you toward ease.

فَذَكِّرْ إِن نَّفَعَتِ الذِّكْرَىٰ ٩

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخْشَىٰ ١٠

He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.