At-Tariq

الطارق

Chapter 86. The Nightcommer

At-Tariq 86:1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the heaven and the Morning Star

At-Tariq 86:2

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!

At-Tariq 86:3

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

- The piercing Star!

At-Tariq 86:4

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ

No human soul but hath a guardian over it.

At-Tariq 86:5

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man consider from what he is created.

At-Tariq 86:6

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ

He is created from a gushing fluid

At-Tariq 86:7

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

That issued from between the loins and ribs.

At-Tariq 86:8

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ

Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)

At-Tariq 86:9

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.

At-Tariq 86:10

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ

Then will he have no might nor any helper.

At-Tariq 86:11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ

By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,

At-Tariq 86:12

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ

And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)

At-Tariq 86:13

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ

Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,

At-Tariq 86:14

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ

It is no pleasantry.

At-Tariq 86:15

إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا

Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)

At-Tariq 86:16

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا

And I plot a plot (against them).

At-Tariq 86:17

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا

So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.

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