86. At-Tariq

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. 86:1

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١

   By the sky and the night comer

2. 86:2

   وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢

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

3. 86:3

   ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣

   It is the piercing star

4. 86:4

   إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ ٤

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

5. 86:5

   فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥

   So let man observe from what he was created.

6. 86:6

   خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ ٦

   He was created from a fluid, ejected,

7. 86:7

   يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧

   Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

8. 86:8

   إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ ٨

   Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

9. 86:9

   يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ٩

   The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

10. 86:10

    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ ١٠

    Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

11. 86:11

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ١١

    By the sky which sends back

12. 86:12

    وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ ١٢

    And [by] the earth which splits,

13. 86:13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ ١٣

    Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

14. 86:14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ ١٤

    And it is not amusement.

15. 86:15

    إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا ١٥

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

16. 86:16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا ١٦

    But I am planning a plan.

17. 86:17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا ١٧

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.