The Morning Star, The Nightcomer — Mustafa Khattab 2018 Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Comer by Night

وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ

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By the heaven and the nightly star!

Waalssama-i waalttariqi

وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ

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And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?

Wama adraka ma alttariqu

النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ

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˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.

Alnnajmu alththaqibu

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

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There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.

In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun

فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

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Let people then consider what they were created from!

Falyanthuri al-insanu mimma khuliqa

خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ

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˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid,

Khuliqa min ma-in dafiqin

يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ

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stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.

Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttara-ibi

إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ

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Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺

Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ

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on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.

Yawma tubla alssara-iru

فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

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Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.

Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin

وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ

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By the sky with its recurring cycles,

Waalssama-i thati alrrajAAi

وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ

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and the earth with its sprouting plants!

Waal-ardi thati alssadAAi

إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

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Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word,

Innahu laqawlun faslun

وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ

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and is not to be taken lightly.

Wama huwa bialhazli

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

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They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans,

Innahum yakeedoona kaydan

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

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but I too am planning.

Waakeedu kaydan

فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

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So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.

Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan

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