Surah 86 of 114

Surah At-Tariq

سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ

The Morning Star · Meccan · 17 ayat · from page 591 of the Madinah muṣḥaf

Also written Aṭ-Ṭāriq, At-Taariq.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer -

    86:1
  2. وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

    And what can make you know what is the night comer?

    86:2
  3. ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    It is the piercing star -

    86:3
  4. إِن كُلُّ نَفْسࣲ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظࣱ

    There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

    86:4
  5. فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    So let man observe from what he was created.

    86:5
  6. خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءࣲ دَافِقࣲ

    He was created from a fluid, ejected,

    86:6
  7. يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

    86:7
  8. إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرࣱ

    Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.

    86:8
  9. يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

    The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

    86:9
  10. فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةࣲ وَلَا نَاصِرࣲ

    Then man will have no power or any helper.

    86:10
  11. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the sky which returns [rain]

    86:11
  12. وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    And [by] the earth which cracks open,

    86:12
  13. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلࣱ فَصْلࣱ

    Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

    86:13
  14. وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    And it is not amusement.

    86:14
  15. إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدࣰا

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

    86:15
  16. وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدࣰا

    But I am planning a plan.

    86:16
  17. فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدَۢا

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

    86:17

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