Ayah 1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the sky and the night comer

Ayah 2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

And what can make you know what the night comer (is)

Ayah 3

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

(It is) the star the piercing

Ayah 4

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

Not (is) every soul but over it (is) a protector

Ayah 5

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let see man from what he is created

Ayah 6

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

He is created from a water ejected

Ayah 7

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Coming forth from between the backbone and the ribs

Ayah 8

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

Indeed, He to return him (is) Able

Ayah 9

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

(The) Day will be tested the secrets

Ayah 10

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

Then not (is) for him any power and not any helper

Ayah 11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

By the sky which returns

Ayah 12

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

And the earth which cracks open

Ayah 13

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

Indeed, it (is) surely a Word decisive

Ayah 14

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

And not it (is) for amusement

Ayah 15

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

Indeed, they are plotting a plot

Ayah 16

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

But I am planning a plan

Ayah 17

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

So give respite (to) the disbelievers Give respite to them little