085.021 Y: Nay, this is a Glorious Qur"an,
P: Nay, but it is a glorious Qur"an.
S: Nay! it is a glorious Quran,
085.022 Y: (Inscribed) in a Tablet Preserved!
P: On a guarded tablet.
S: In a guarded tablet.
Chapter 86:
AT-TARIQ (THE MORNING STAR, THE NIGHTCOMER) Total Verses: 17 Revealed At: MAKKA
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
086.001 Y: By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
P: By the heaven and the Morning Star
S: I swear by the heaven and the comer by night;
086.002 Y: And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
P: - Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!
S: And what will make you know what the comer by night is?
086.003 Y: (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
P: - The piercing Star!
S: The star of piercing brightness;
086.004 Y: There is no soul but has a protector over it.
P: No human soul but hath a guardian over it.
S: There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
086.005 Y: Now let man but think from what he is created!
P: So let man consider from what he is created.
S: So let man consider of what he is created:
086.006 Y: He is created from a drop emitted-
P: He is created from a gushing fluid
S: He is created of water pouring forth,
086.007 Y: Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
P: That issued from between the loins and ribs.
S: Coming from between the back and the ribs.
086.008 Y: Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
P: Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)
S: Most surely He is able to return him (to life).
086.009 Y: The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
P: On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.
S: On the day when hidden things shall be made manifest,
086.010 Y: (Man) will have no power, and no helper.
P: Then will he have no might nor any helper.
S: He shall have neither strength nor helper.
086.011 Y: By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
P: By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,
S: I swear by the raingiving heavens,
086.012 Y: And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),-
P: And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)
S: And the earth splitting (with plants);
086.013 Y: Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
P: Lo! this (Qur"an) is a conclusive word,