ll that He intends.

P: Doer of what He will.

S: The great doer of what He will.

085.017
Y: Has the story reached thee, of the forces-

P: Hath there come unto thee the story of the hosts

S: Has not there come to you the story of the hosts,

085.018
Y: Of Pharaoh and the Thamud?

P: Of Pharaoh and (the tribe of) Thamud?

S: Of Firon and Samood?

085.019
Y: And yet the Unbelievers (persist) in rejecting (the Truth)!

P: Nay, but those who disbelieve live in denial

S: Nay! those who disbelieve are in (the act of) giving the lie to the
truth.

085.020
Y: But Allah doth encompass them from behind!

P: And Allah, all unseen, surroundeth them.

S: And Allah encompasses them on every side.

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.

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Chapter 86:

AT-TARIQ (THE MORNING STAR, THE NIGHTCOMER)
Total Verses: 17 Revealed At: MAKKA

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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