Qur’an — Page 591 of 604

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١

By the sky and the knocker

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢

And what can make you know what is the knocker?

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣

It is the piercing star¹.

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ ٤

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

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ ٦

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ ٨

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

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ٩

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,¹

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ ١٠

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

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ١١

By the sky which sends back¹

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ ١٢

And [by] the earth which splits,¹

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ ١٣

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

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ ١٤

And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا ١٥

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا ١٦

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا ١٧

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.¹

سَبِّحِ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلۡأَعۡلَى ١

Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,

ٱلَّذِي خَلَقَ فَسَوَّىٰ ٢

Who created and proportioned

وَٱلَّذِي قَدَّرَ فَهَدَىٰ ٣

And who destined and [then] guided

وَٱلَّذِيٓ أَخۡرَجَ ٱلۡمَرۡعَىٰ ٤

And who brings out the pasture

فَجَعَلَهُۥ غُثَآءً أَحۡوَىٰ ٥

And [then] makes it black stubble.

سَنُقۡرِئُكَ فَلَا تَنسَىٰٓ ٦

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

إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَعۡلَمُ ٱلۡجَهۡرَ وَمَا يَخۡفَىٰ ٧

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

وَنُيَسِّرُكَ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٨

And We will ease you toward ease.¹

فَذَكِّرۡ إِن نَّفَعَتِ ٱلذِّكۡرَىٰ ٩

So remind, if the reminder should benefit;¹

سَيَذَّكَّرُ مَن يَخۡشَىٰ ١٠

He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.

وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١١

But the wretched one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِي يَصۡلَى ٱلنَّارَ ٱلۡكُبۡرَىٰ ١٢

[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,

ثُمَّ لَا يَمُوتُ فِيهَا وَلَا يَحۡيَىٰ ١٣

Neither dying therein nor living.

قَدۡ أَفۡلَحَ مَن تَزَكَّىٰ ١٤

He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself

وَذَكَرَ ٱسۡمَ رَبِّهِۦ فَصَلَّىٰ ١٥

And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.