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86. Surah At-Tariq, English Translation

The Nightcommer

Read the complete Surah At-Tariq with its English translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab.

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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
86:1
والسماء والطارق ١
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
وَٱلطَّارِقِ
١
By the heaven and the nightly star!
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86:2
وما ادراك ما الطارق ٢
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢
وَمَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
ٱلطَّارِقُ
٢
And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?
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86:3
النجم الثاقب ٣
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣
ٱلنَّجۡمُ
ٱلثَّاقِبُ
٣
˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.
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86:4
ان كل نفس لما عليها حافظ ٤
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ ٤
إِن
كُلُّ
نَفۡسٖ
لَّمَّا
عَلَيۡهَا
حَافِظٞ
٤
There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.
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86:5
فلينظر الانسان مم خلق ٥
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥
فَلۡيَنظُرِ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
مِمَّ
خُلِقَ
٥
Let people then consider what they were created from!
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86:6
خلق من ماء دافق ٦
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ ٦
خُلِقَ
مِن
مَّآءٖ
دَافِقٖ
٦
˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid,
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86:7
يخرج من بين الصلب والترايب ٧
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧
يَخۡرُجُ
مِنۢ
بَيۡنِ
ٱلصُّلۡبِ
وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
٧
stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.1
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86:8
انه على رجعه لقادر ٨
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ ٨
إِنَّهُۥ
عَلَىٰ
رَجۡعِهِۦ
لَقَادِرٞ
٨
Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺
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86:9
يوم تبلى السراير ٩
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ٩
يَوۡمَ
تُبۡلَى
ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
٩
on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.
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86:10
فما له من قوة ولا ناصر ١٠
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ ١٠
فَمَا
لَهُۥ
مِن
قُوَّةٖ
وَلَا
نَاصِرٖ
١٠
Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.
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86:11
والسماء ذات الرجع ١١
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ١١
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
ذَاتِ
ٱلرَّجۡعِ
١١
By the sky with its recurring cycles,
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86:12
والارض ذات الصدع ١٢
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ ١٢
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
ذَاتِ
ٱلصَّدۡعِ
١٢
and the earth with its sprouting plants!
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86:13
انه لقول فصل ١٣
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ ١٣
إِنَّهُۥ
لَقَوۡلٞ
فَصۡلٞ
١٣
Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word,
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86:14
وما هو بالهزل ١٤
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ ١٤
وَمَا
هُوَ
بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
١٤
and is not to be taken lightly.
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86:15
انهم يكيدون كيدا ١٥
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا ١٥
إِنَّهُمۡ
يَكِيدُونَ
كَيۡدٗا
١٥
They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans,
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86:16
واكيد كيدا ١٦
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا ١٦
وَأَكِيدُ
كَيۡدٗا
١٦
but I too am planning.
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86:17
فمهل الكافرين امهلهم رويدا ١٧
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ١٧
فَمَهِّلِ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ
رُوَيۡدَۢا
١٧
So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.
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