At-Tariq

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

Was-Samaaaʹi waṭ-ṬAARIQ̣;

By the sky and the knocker

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

Wa-maaa ʹadraaka maṭ Ṭaariq̣?

And what can make you know what is the knocker?

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

ʹAn-Najmus̤ s̤aaq̣ib!

It is the piercing star.

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

ʹIñ kullu nafsil lammaa ʻalayhaa ḥafiz̤̣.

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

Fal-yañz̤̣uril ʹiñsaanu mimma khuliq̣.

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

Khuliq̣a mim maaaʹiñ daafiq̣,

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Yakhruju mim bayniṣ ṣulbi wat-taraaaʹib.

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

ʹInna-Hoo ʻalaa rajʻihee laq̣aadir.

Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

Yawma tublas saraaaʹir,

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

Famaa lahoo miñ q̣uwtiñwwa walaa naaṣir.

Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

Was-Samaaaʹi ẓaatir rajʻ.

By the sky which sends back

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

Wal-ʹarḍi ẓaatiṣ ṣadʻ,―

And [by] the earth which splits,

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

ʹInnahoo laq̣awluñ faṣl:

Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

Wa-maa huwa bil-hazl.

And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

ʹInnahum yakeedoona kaydaa,

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

Wa-ʹakeedu kaydaa.

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

Famahhilil kaafireena ʹamhilhum ruwaydaa.

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.