Surah At-Taariq — سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ
The Morning Star · 17 ayahs · Meccan · surah 86 of 114 · Listen, recited by Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ﴿1﴾
By the heaven and the Morning Star (86:1)
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ﴿2﴾
- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is! (86:2)
- The piercing Star! (86:3)
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ ﴿4﴾
No human soul but hath a guardian over it. (86:4)
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ﴿5﴾
So let man consider from what he is created. (86:5)
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ ﴿6﴾
He is created from a gushing fluid (86:6)
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ﴿7﴾
That issued from between the loins and ribs. (86:7)
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ ﴿8﴾
Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life) (86:8)
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ﴿9﴾
On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. (86:9)
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ ﴿10﴾
Then will he have no might nor any helper. (86:10)
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ﴿11﴾
By the heaven which giveth the returning rain, (86:11)
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ ﴿12﴾
And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) (86:12)
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ ﴿13﴾
Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, (86:13)
It is no pleasantry. (86:14)
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا ﴿15﴾
Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) (86:15)
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا ﴿16﴾
And I plot a plot (against them). (86:16)
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ﴿17﴾
So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. (86:17)
