11 Those who believe and do good, theirs are Gardens wherein flow rivers. That is the great achievement.

12 Surely the grip of thy Lord is severe.

13 Surely He it is Who creates first and reproduces;

14 And He is the Forgiving, the Loving,

15 Lord of the Throne of Power, the Glorious,

16 Doer of what He intends.

17 Has not there come to thee the story of the hosts,

18 Of Pharaoh and Thamūd?

19 Nay, those who disbelieve give the lie —

20 And Allāh encompasses them on all sides.

21 Nay, it is a glorious Qur’ān,

22 In a guarded tablet.

Chapter 86 Al-Ṭāriq: The Comer By Night

1 By the heaven and the Comer by night!

2 And what will make thee know what the Comer by night is?

3 The star of piercing brightness—

4 There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.

5 So let man consider of what he is created.

6 He is created of water pouring forth,

7 Coming from between the back and the ribs.

8 Surely He is Able to return him (to life).

9 On the day when hidden things are manifested,

10 Then he will have no strength nor helper.

11 By the cloud giving rain,

12 And the earth opening (with herbage)!

13 Surely it is a decisive word,