86. At-Taariq سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ
Saheeh InternationalBy the sky and the night comer
Yusuf AliBy the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein)
Saheeh InternationalAnd what can make you know what is the night comer
Yusuf AliAnd what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is
Saheeh InternationalIt is the piercing star
Yusuf Ali(It is) the Star of piercing brightness
Saheeh InternationalThere is no soul but that it has over it a protector
Yusuf AliThere is no soul but has a protector over it
Saheeh InternationalSo let man observe from what he was created
Yusuf AliNow let man but think from what he is created
Saheeh InternationalHe was created from a fluid, ejected
Yusuf AliHe is created from a drop emitted
Saheeh InternationalEmerging from between the backbone and the ribs
Yusuf AliProceeding from between the backbone and the ribs
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able
Yusuf AliSurely (God) is able to bring him back (to life)
Saheeh InternationalThe Day when secrets will be put on trial
Yusuf AliThe Day that (all) things secret will be tested
Saheeh InternationalThen man will have no power or any helper
Yusuf Ali(Man) will have no power, and no helper
Saheeh InternationalBy the sky which returns [rain]
Yusuf AliBy the Firmament which returns (in its round)
Saheeh InternationalAnd [by] the earth which cracks open
Yusuf AliAnd by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation)
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement
Yusuf AliBehold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil)
Saheeh InternationalAnd it is not amusement
Yusuf AliIt is not a thing for amusement
Saheeh InternationalIndeed, they are planning a plan
Yusuf AliAs for them, they are but plotting a scheme
Saheeh InternationalBut I am planning a plan
Yusuf AliAnd I am planning a scheme
Saheeh InternationalSo allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile
Yusuf AliTherefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile)