At-Tariq

الطارق

The Night Comer17 ayahsMeccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ﴿١

1By the sky and the knocker

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ﴿٢

2And what can make you know what is the knocker?

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ﴿٣

3It is the piercing star[1901].

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ﴿٤

4There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ﴿٥

5So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ﴿٦

6He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ﴿٧

7Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ﴿٨

8Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ﴿٩

9The Day when secrets will be put on trial,[1902]

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ﴿١٠

10Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ﴿١١

11By the sky which sends back[1903]

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ﴿١٢

12And [by] the earth which splits,[1904]

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ﴿١٣

13Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ﴿١٤

14And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا﴿١٥

15Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا﴿١٦

16But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا﴿١٧

17So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.[1905]

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