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At-Tariq recounts the celestial arrival of the nightcomer and the cosmic order, inviting reflection on divine signs within the heavens and earth.
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King James Version (1611)
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By the sky and the night comer 2And what can make you know what is the night comer 3It is the piercing star 4There is no soul but that it has over it a protector 5So let man observe from what he was created 6He was created from a fluid, ejected 7Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs 8Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able 9The Day when secrets will be put on trial 10Then man will have no power or any helper 11By the sky which returns [rain] 12And [by] the earth which cracks open 13Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement 14And it is not amusement 15Indeed, they are planning a plan 16But I am planning a plan 17So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile
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1وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ 2وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ 3ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ 4إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ 5فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ 6خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ 7يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ 8إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ 9يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ 10فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ 11وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ 12وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ 13إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ 14وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ 15إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا 16وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا 17فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
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