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Surah At-Tariq (undefined)

سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ

Surah 86 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 17 verses

Also spelled: Tariq, At Tariq, AtTariq, The Nightcommer

Surah At-Tariq (undefined) is the 86th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 17 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 86:1

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    Wassamaaa'i wattaariq

  2. 86:2

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

    Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq

  3. 86:3

    ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    Annajmus saaqib

  4. 86:4

    إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

    In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz

  5. 86:5

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq

  6. 86:6

    خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

    Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq

  7. 86:7

    يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib

  8. 86:8

    إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

    Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir

  9. 86:9

    يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

    Yawma tublas saraaa'ir

  10. 86:10

    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

    Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir

  11. 86:11

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'

  12. 86:12

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    Wal ardi zaatis sad'

  13. 86:13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

    Innahoo laqawlun fasl

  14. 86:14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    Wa maa huwa bil hazl

  15. 86:15

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

    Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa

  16. 86:16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

    Wa akeedu kaidaa

  17. 86:17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa

About Surah At-Tariq

At-Tariq, the Nightcomer, opens with an oath by the night star and affirms that every soul has a guardian over it. It points to the human's own origin from a fluid as proof that the One who created them the first time can surely bring them back, and calls the Quran a decisive word.

Themes: Every soul has a guardian, Origin of the human, Power of resurrection, The decisive word

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: Arabic. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.