The Morning Star, The Nightcomer — Ahmed Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Comer by Night

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ

I CALL TO witness the heavens and the night Star -

Waalssama-i waalttariqi

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ

How will you comprehend what the night star is

Wama adraka ma alttariqu

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ

It is the star that shines with a piercing brightness -

Alnnajmu alththaqibu

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

That over each soul there is a guardian

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

Let man consider what he was made of

Falyanthuri al-insanu mimma khuliqa

خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ

He was created of spurting wate

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiqin

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

Issuing from (the pelvis) between the backbone and the ribs

Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi

إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ

God has certainly power to bring him back (from the dead)

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ

The day all secrets are examine

Yawma tubla alssara-iru

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

He will have no strength or helper

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ

So I call to witness the rain-producing sky

Waalssama-i thati alrrajAAi

وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ

And the earth which opens up (with verdure)

Waal-ardi thati alssadAAi

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

That this (Qur'an) is a decisive wor

Innahu laqawlun faslun

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ

Wama huwa bialhazli

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

They are hatching up a plot

Innahum yakeedoona kaydan

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

But I too am devising a plan

Waakeedu kaydan

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

So bear with unbelievers with patience, and give them respite for a while

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan

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