In the Name of Allâh, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful. |
1. | 
By the heaven, and At-Târiq (the night-comer,
i.e. the bright star); |
2. | 
And what will make you to know what At-Târiq
(night-comer) is? |
3. | 
(It is) the star of piercing brightness; |
4. | 
There is no human being but has a protector over him
(or her) (i.e. angels incharge of each human being guarding him,
writing his good and bad deeds, etc.)[] |
5. | 
So let man see from what he is created! |
6. | 
He is created from a water gushing forth |
7. | 
Proceeding from between the back-bone and the ribs, |
8. | 
Verily, (Allâh) is Able to bring him back (to
life)! |
9. | 
The Day when all the secrets (deeds, prayers, fasting,
etc.) will be examined (as to their truth). |
10. | 
Then will (man) have no power, nor any helper. |
11. | 
By the sky (having rain clouds) which gives rain, again
and again. |
12. | 
And the earth which splits (with the growth of trees
and plants), |
13. | 
Verily! This (the Qur'ân) is the Word that separates
(the truth from falsehood, and commands strict legal laws for
mankind to cut the roots of evil). |
14. | 
And it is not a thing for amusement. |
15. | 
Verily, they are but plotting a plot (against you O
Muhammad (Peace be upon him)). |
16. | 
And I (too) am planning a plan. |
17. | 
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal you gently
with them for a while. |