وَٱلسَّمَآءِBy the sky
وَٱلطَّارِقِand the night comer,
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وَمَآAnd what
أَدْرَٮٰكَcan make you know
مَاwhat
ٱلطَّارِقُthe night comer (is)?
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ٱلنَّجْمُ(It is) the star,
ٱلثَّاقِبُthe piercing!
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إِنNot
كُلُّ(is) every
نَفْسٍsoul
لَّمَّاbut
عَلَيْهَاover it
حَافِظٌ(is) a protector.
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فَلْيَنظُرِSo let see
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُman
مِمَّfrom what
خُلِقَhe is created.
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خُلِقَHe is created
مِنfrom
مَّآءٍa water,
دَافِقٍejected,
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يَخْرُجُComing forth
مِنۢfrom
بَيْنِbetween
ٱلصُّلْبِthe backbone
وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِand the ribs.
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إِنَّهُۥIndeed, He
عَلَىٰto
رَجْعِهِۦreturn him
لَقَادِرٌ(is) Able.
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يَوْمَ(The) Day
تُبْلَىwill be tested
ٱلسَّرَآئِرُthe secrets,
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فَمَاThen not
لَهُۥ(is) for him
مِنany
قُوَّةٍpower
وَلَاand not
نَاصِرٍany helper.
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِBy the sky
ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِwhich returns,
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وَٱلْأَرْضِAnd the earth
ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِwhich cracks open,
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إِنَّهُۥIndeed, it
لَقَوْلٌ(is) surely a Word
فَصْلٌdecisive,
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وَمَاAnd not
هُوَit
بِٱلْهَزْلِ(is) for amusement.
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إِنَّهُمْIndeed, they
يَكِيدُونَare plotting
كَيْدًاa plot,
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وَأَكِيدُBut I am planning
كَيْدًاa plan.
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فَمَهِّلِSo give respite
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ(to) the disbelievers.
أَمْهِلْهُمْGive respite to them -
رُوَيْدَۢاlittle.
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