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.