Surah At-Tariq

    The Nightcommer

    الطارق
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    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
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    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.

    Every soul has a guardianOrigin of the humanPower of resurrectionThe decisive word

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

    Surah At-Tariq (The Nightcommer)

    Surah 86 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 17 verses

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

    Surah At-Tariq (The Nightcommer) 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, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

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    1. 86:1

      وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

      Wassamaaa'i wattaariq

      By the sky and the night comer -

    2. 86:2

      وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

      Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq

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

    3. 86:3

      ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

      Annajmus saaqib

      It is the piercing star -

    4. 86:4

      إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

      In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz

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

    5. 86:5

      فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

      Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq

      So let man observe from what he was created.

    6. 86:6

      خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

      Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq

      He was created from a fluid, ejected,

    7. 86:7

      يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

      Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib

      Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

    8. 86:8

      إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

      Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir

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

    9. 86:9

      يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

      Yawma tublas saraaa'ir

      The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

    10. 86:10

      فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

      Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir

      Then man will have no power or any helper.

    11. 86:11

      وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

      Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'

      By the sky which returns [rain]

    12. 86:12

      وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

      Wal ardi zaatis sad'

      And [by] the earth which cracks open,

    13. 86:13

      إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

      Innahoo laqawlun fasl

      Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

    14. 86:14

      وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

      Wa maa huwa bil hazl

      And it is not amusement.

    15. 86:15

      إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

      Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa

      Indeed, they are planning a plan,

    16. 86:16

      وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

      Wa akeedu kaidaa

      But I am planning a plan.

    17. 86:17

      فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

      Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa

      So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.