Aţ-Ţāriq
The Nightcommer
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الطارق
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ By the sky wal-samāi and the night comer wal-ṭāriqi
By the sky and the night comer
وَمَآ And what wamā can make you know adrāka what mā the night comer (is) l-ṭāriqu
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
ٱلنَّجْمُ (It is) the star al-najmu the piercing l-thāqibu
It is the piercing star1
إِن Not in (is) every kullu soul nafsin but lammā over it ʿalayhā (is) a protector ḥāfiẓun
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
فَلْيَنظُرِ So let see falyanẓuri man l-insānu from what mimma he is created khuliqa
So let man observe from what he was created.
خُلِقَ He is created khuliqa from min a water māin ejected dāfiqin
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
يَخْرُجُ Coming forth yakhruju from min between bayni the backbone l-ṣul'bi and the ribs wal-tarāibi
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, He innahu to ʿalā return him rajʿihi (is) Able laqādirun
Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.
يَوْمَ (The) Day yawma will be tested tub'lā the secrets l-sarāiru
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,1
فَمَا Then not famā (is) for him lahu any min power quwwatin and not walā any helper nāṣirin
Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ By the sky wal-samāi which dhāti returns l-rajʿi
By the sky which sends back1
وَٱلْأَرْضِ And the earth wal-arḍi which dhāti cracks open l-ṣadʿi
And [by] the earth which splits,1
إِنَّهُۥ Indeed, it innahu (is) surely a Word laqawlun decisive faṣlun
Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,
وَمَا And not wamā it huwa (is) for amusement bil-hazli
And it is not amusement.
إِنَّهُمْ Indeed, they innahum are plotting yakīdūna a plot kaydan
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
فَمَهِّلِ So give respite famahhili (to) the disbelievers l-kāfirīna Give respite to them amhil'hum little ruwaydan
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1
Al-'A`lá
The Most High
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الأعلى
سَبِّحِ Glorify sabbiḥi (the) name is'ma (of) your Lord rabbika the Most High l-aʿlā
Exalt the name of your Lord, the Most High,
ٱلَّذِى The One Who alladhī created khalaqa then proportioned fasawwā
Who created and proportioned
وَٱلَّذِى And the One Who wa-alladhī measured qaddara then guided fahadā
And who destined and [then] guided
وَٱلَّذِىٓ And the One Who wa-alladhī brings forth akhraja the pasture l-marʿā
And who brings out the pasture
فَجَعَلَهُۥ And then makes it fajaʿalahu stubble ghuthāan dark aḥwā
And [then] makes it black stubble.
سَنُقْرِئُكَ We will make you recite sanuq'ri-uka so not falā you will forget tansā
We will make you recite, [O Muḥammad], and you will not forget,
إِلَّا Except illā what mā wills shāa Allah l-lahu Indeed, He innahu knows yaʿlamu the manifest l-jahra and what wamā is hidden yakhfā
Except what Allāh should will. Indeed, He knows what is declared and what is hidden.
وَنُيَسِّرُكَ And We will ease you wanuyassiruka to the ease lil'yus'rā
And We will ease you toward ease.1
فَذَكِّرْ So remind fadhakkir if in benefits nafaʿati the reminder l-dhik'rā
So remind, if the reminder should benefit;1
سَيَذَّكَّرُ He will pay heed sayadhakkaru (one) who man fears (Allah) yakhshā
He who fears [Allāh] will be reminded.
وَيَتَجَنَّبُهَا And will avoid it wayatajannabuhā the wretched one l-ashqā
But the wretched one will avoid it
ٱلَّذِى The one who alladhī will burn yaṣlā (in) the Fire l-nāra [the] great l-kub'rā
[He] who will [enter and] burn in the greatest Fire,
ثُمَّ Then thumma not lā he will die yamūtu therein fīhā and not walā will live yaḥyā
Neither dying therein nor living.
قَدْ Certainly qad has succeeded aflaḥa (one) who man purifies (himself) tazakkā
He has certainly succeeded who purifies himself
وَذَكَرَ And remembers wadhakara (the) name is'ma (of) his Lord rabbihi and prays faṣallā
And mentions the name of his Lord and prays.