Surah “The Morning Star, The Nightcomer”

as rendered by Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar — 17 verses

By the heaven and the night visitor,
what will cause thee to recognize what the night visitor is?
It is the piercing star.
Truly, every soul has one who guards it.
So let the human being look on of what he was created.
He was created of water, that which gushes forth,
going forth from between the loins and the breast bone.
Truly, He, in returning him, certainly is One Who Has Power.
On a Day all secret thoughts will be tried,
then, there will not be for him any strength nor one who helps.
By the heaven possessing the returning
and by the earth splitting with verdure,
truly, the Quran is a decisive saying
and it is not for mirth.
Truly, they are strategizing a strategy.
And I am strategizing a strategy.
So respite the ones who are ungrateful! Grant thou them a delay for a while.