Surah At-Taariq — الطارق

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 1وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

   By the sky and the night comer -

2. 2وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

3. 3ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

   It is the piercing star -

4. 4إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظࣱ

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

5. 5فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

   So let man observe from what he was created.

6. 6خُلِقَ مِن مَّاۤءࣲ دَافِقࣲ

   He was created from a fluid, ejected,

7. 7يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَاۤئِبِ

   Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

8. 8إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرࣱ

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

9. 9يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَاۤئِرُ

   The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

10. 10فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةࣲ وَلَا نَاصِرࣲ

    Then man will have no power or any helper.

11. 11وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ

    By the sky which returns [rain]

12. 12وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ

    And [by] the earth which cracks open,

13. 13إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلࣱ فَصۡلࣱ

    Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

14. 14وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ

    And it is not amusement.

15. 15إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدࣰا

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

16. 16وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدࣰا

    But I am planning a plan.

17. 17فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.