The Morning Star, The Nightcomer — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Comer by Night

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ

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By heaven and the night-star

Waalssama-i waalttariqi

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ

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And what shall teach thee what is the night-star

Wama adraka ma alttariqu

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ

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The piercing star

Alnnajmu alththaqibu

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

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Over every soul there is a watcher

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

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So let man consider of what he was created

Falyanthuri al-insanu mimma khuliqa

خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ

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he was created of gushing wate

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiqin

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

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issuing between the loins and the breast-bones

Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi

إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ

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Surely He is able to bring him bac

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ

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upon the day when the secrets are tried

Yawma tubla alssara-iru

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

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and he shall have no strength, no helper

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ

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By heaven of the returning rain

Waalssama-i thati alrrajAAi

وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ

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by earth splitting with verdure

Waal-ardi thati alssadAAi

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

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surely it is a decisive word

Innahu laqawlun faslun

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ

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it is no merriment

Wama huwa bialhazli

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

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They are devising guile

Innahum yakeedoona kaydan

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

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and I am devising guile

Waakeedu kaydan

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

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So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan

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