At-Tariq
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ﱁBy the skyﱂand the night comerﱃ
By the heaven and the nightly star!
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ﱄAnd whatﱅcan make you knowﱆwhatﱇthe night comer (is)ﱈ
And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?
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ﱉ(It is) the starﱊthe piercingﱋ
˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.
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ﱌNotﱍ(is) everyﱎsoulﱏbutﱐover itﱑ(is) a protectorﱒ
There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.
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ﱓSo let seeﱔmanﱕfrom whatﱖhe is createdﱗ
Let people then consider what they were created from!
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ﱘHe is createdﱙfromﱚa waterﱛejectedﱜ
˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid,
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ﱝComing forthﱞfromﱟbetweenﱠthe backboneﱡand the ribsﱢ
stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.
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ﱣIndeed, Heﱤtoﱥreturn himﱦ(is) Ableﱧ
Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺
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ﱨ(The) Dayﱩwill be testedﱪthe secretsﱫ
on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.
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ﱬThen notﱭ(is) for himﱮanyﱯpowerﱰand notﱱany helperﱲ
Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.
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ﱳBy the skyﱴwhichﱵreturnsﱶ
By the sky with its recurring cycles,
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ﱷAnd the earthﱸwhichﱹcracks openﱺ
and the earth with its sprouting plants!
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ﱻIndeed, itﱼ(is) surely a Wordﱽdecisiveﱾ
Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word,
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ﱿAnd notﲀitﲁ(is) for amusementﲂ
and is not to be taken lightly.
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ﲃIndeed, theyﲄare plottingﲅa plotﲆ
They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans,
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ﲇBut I am planningﲈa planﲉ
but I too am planning.
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ﲊSo give respiteﲋ(to) the disbelieversﲌGive respite to them ﲍlittleﲎ
So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.
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Al-A'la
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
ﲏGlorifyﲐ(the) nameﲑ(of) your Lordﲒthe Most Highﲓ
Glorify the Name of your Lord, the Most High,
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ﲔThe One Whoﲕcreatedﲖthen proportionedﲗ
Who created and ˹perfectly˺ fashioned ˹all˺,
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ﲘAnd the One Whoﲙmeasuredﲚthen guidedﲛ
and Who ordained precisely and inspired accordingly,
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ﲜAnd the One Whoﲝbrings forthﲞthe pastureﲟ
and Who brings forth ˹green˺ pasture,
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ﲠAnd then makes itﲡstubbleﲢdarkﲣ
then reduces it to withered chaff.
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ﲤWe will make you reciteﲥso notﲦyou will forgetﲧ
We will have you recite ˹the Quran, O Prophet,˺ so you will not forget ˹any of it˺,
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ﲨExceptﲩwhatﲪwillsﲫﲬAllahﲭIndeed, Heﲮknowsﲯthe manifestﲰand whatﲱis hiddenﲲ
unless Allah wills otherwise. He surely knows what is open and what is hidden.
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ﲳAnd We will ease youﲴto the easeﲵ
We will facilitate for you the Way of Ease.
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ﲶSo remindﲷifﲸbenefitsﲹthe reminderﲺ
So ˹always˺ remind ˹with the Quran˺—˹even˺ if the reminder is beneficial ˹only to some˺.
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ﲻHe will pay heed ﲼ(one) whoﲽfears (Allah)ﲾ
Those in awe ˹of Allah˺ will be mindful ˹of it˺.
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