length: 17 ayahs
revelation: Meccan
86:1
بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِیمِ وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By heaven and the night-star!
86:2
وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what shall teach thee what is the night-star?
86:3
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
The piercing star!
86:4
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ لَّمَّا عَلَیۡهَا حَافِظࣱ
Over every soul there is a watcher.
86:5
فَلۡیَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man consider of what he was created;
86:6
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاۤءࣲ دَافِقࣲ
he was created of gushing water
86:7
یَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَیۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَاۤىِٕبِ
issuing between the loins and the breast-bones.
86:8
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرࣱ
Surely He is able to bring him back
86:9
یَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَاۤىِٕرُ
upon the day when the secrets are tried,
86:10
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةࣲ وَلَا نَاصِرࣲ
and he shall have no strength, no helper.
86:11
وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
By heaven of the returning rain,
86:12
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
by earth splitting with verdure,
86:13
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلࣱ فَصۡلࣱ
surely it is a decisive word;
86:14
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
it is no merriment.
86:15
إِنَّهُمۡ یَكِیدُونَ كَیۡدࣰا
They are devising guile,
86:16
وَأَكِیدُ كَیۡدࣰا
and I am devising guile.
86:17
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَیۡدَۢا
So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile.