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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
ENBy the sky and the night comer -
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وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
ENAnd what can make you know what is the night comer?
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ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
ENIt is the piercing star -
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إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ
ENThere is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
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فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
ENSo let man observe from what he was created.
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خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ
ENHe was created from a fluid, ejected,
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يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
ENEmerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
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إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ
ENIndeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
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يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
ENThe Day when secrets will be put on trial,
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فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ
ENThen man will have no power or any helper.
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
ENBy the sky which returns [rain]
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وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
ENAnd [by] the earth which cracks open,
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إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ
ENIndeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
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وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
ENAnd it is not amusement.
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إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا
ENIndeed, they are planning a plan,
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وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا
ENBut I am planning a plan.
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فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
ENSo allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.