The Morning Star, The Nightcomer — Aisha Bewley Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Comer by Night

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ

By Heaven and the Night-Comer!

Waalssama-i waalttariqi

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ

And what will convey to you what the Night-Comer is?

Wama adraka ma alttariqu

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ

The Piercing Star!

Alnnajmu alththaqibu

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

There is no self which has no guardian over it.

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

Man has only to look at what he was created from.

Falyanthuri al-insanu mimma khuliqa

خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ

He was created from a spurting fluid,

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiqin

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

emerging from between the back-bone and the breast-bone.

Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi

إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ

He certainly has the power to return him to life.

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ

on the Day when the secrets are sought out

Yawma tubla alssara-iru

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

and man will have no strength or helper.

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ

By Heaven with its cyclical systems

Waalssama-i thati alrrajAAi

وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ

and the earth with its splitting seeds,

Waal-ardi thati alssadAAi

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

it is truly a Decisive Word.

Innahu laqawlun faslun

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ

Wama huwa bialhazli

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

They are hatching a plot.

Innahum yakeedoona kaydan

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

I too am hatching a plot.

Waakeedu kaydan

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

So bear with the kafirun — bear with them for a while.

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan

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