The Morning Star, The Nightcomer — John Medows Rodwell Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Comer by Night

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ

John Medows Rodwell

BY the heaven, and by the NIGHT-COMER

Waalssama-i waalttariqi

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ

John Medows Rodwell

But who shall teach thee what the night-comer is

Wama adraka ma alttariqu

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ

John Medows Rodwell

'Tis the star of piercing radiance

Alnnajmu alththaqibu

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

John Medows Rodwell

Over every soul is set a guardian

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

John Medows Rodwell

Let man then reflect out of what he was created

Falyanthuri al-insanu mimma khuliqa

خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ

John Medows Rodwell

He was created of the poured-forth germs

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiqin

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

John Medows Rodwell

Which issue from the loins and breastbones

Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi

إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ

John Medows Rodwell

Well able then is God to restore him to life,

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ

John Medows Rodwell

On the day when all secrets shall be searched out

Yawma tubla alssara-iru

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

John Medows Rodwell

And he shall have no other might or helper

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ

John Medows Rodwell

I swear by the heaven which accomplisheth its cycle

Waalssama-i thati alrrajAAi

وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ

John Medows Rodwell

And by the earth which openeth her bosom

Waal-ardi thati alssadAAi

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

John Medows Rodwell

That this Koran is a discriminating discourse

Innahu laqawlun faslun

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ

John Medows Rodwell

And that it is not frivolous

Wama huwa bialhazli

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

John Medows Rodwell

They plot a plot against thee

Innahum yakeedoona kaydan

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

John Medows Rodwell

And I will plot a plot against them

Waakeedu kaydan

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

John Medows Rodwell

Deal calmly therefore with the infidels; leave them awhile alone

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan

Export 17 verses as:

CSV JSON PDF MD TXT XML BibTeX RIS RSS Excel

← The Mansions of the Stars, The Constellations The Most High, Glory to your Lord in the Highest →