Surah 86. At-Tariq

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Verses [Section]: 1-17[1]

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Quran Text of Verse 1-1786. At-Tariq Page 59186. At-Tariqبِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِوَ السَّمَآءِBy the skyوَ الطَّارِقِۙand the night comer وَ مَاۤAnd whatاَدْرٰىكَcan make you knowمَاwhatالطَّارِقُۙthe night comer (is) النَّجْمُ(It is) the starالثَّاقِبُۙthe piercing! اِنْNotكُلُّ(is) everyنَفْسٍsoulلَّمَّاbutعَلَیْهَاover itحَافِظٌؕ(is) a protector فَلْیَنْظُرِSo let seeالْاِنْسَانُmanمِمَّfrom whatخُلِقَؕhe is created خُلِقَHe is createdمِنْfromمَّآءٍa waterدَافِقٍۙejected یَّخْرُجُComing forthمِنْۢfromبَیْنِbetweenالصُّلْبِthe backboneوَ التَّرَآىِٕبِؕand the ribs اِنَّهٗIndeed Heعَلٰیtoرَجْعِهٖreturn himلَقَادِرٌؕ(is) Able یَوْمَ(The) Dayتُبْلَیwill be testedالسَّرَآىِٕرُۙthe secrets فَمَاThen notلَهٗ(is) for himمِنْanyقُوَّةٍpowerوَّ لَاand notنَاصِرٍؕany helper وَ السَّمَآءِBy the skyذَاتِwhichالرَّجْعِۙreturns وَ الْاَرْضِAnd the earthذَاتِwhichالصَّدْعِۙcracks open اِنَّهٗIndeed itلَقَوْلٌ(is) surely a Wordفَصْلٌۙdecisive وَّ مَاAnd notهُوَitبِالْهَزْلِؕ(is) for amusement اِنَّهُمْIndeed theyیَكِیْدُوْنَare plottingكَیْدًاۙa plot وَّ اَكِیْدُBut I am planningكَیْدًاۚۖa plan فَمَهِّلِSo give respiteالْكٰفِرِیْنَ(to) the disbelieversاَمْهِلْهُمْGive respite to themرُوَیْدًا۠little

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Surah Introduction

In this Meccan sûrah, an oath is made that whatever a person does is recorded by vigilant angels and that the Resurrection is as easy for Allah as the first creation. Another oath is made that the Quran is a decisive message, and a warning is given to those who plot against Allah.

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Translation of Verse 1-171. In the Name of Allah-the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.

1. By the heaven and the nightly star!

2. And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?

3. ˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.

4. There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.

5. Let people then consider what they were created from!

6. ˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid,

7. stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage. ¹²⁹⁹

8. Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺

9. on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.

10. Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.

11. By the sky with its recurring cycles,

12. and the earth with its sprouting plants!

13. Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word,

14. and is not to be taken lightly.

15. They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans,

16. but I too am planning.

17. So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.

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Commentary

1299. Testes and ovaries are formed in the abdomen of the fetus during the first weeks of pregnancy, before descending to their permanent place in the pelvis. Both are sustained by arteries originating between the backbone and the ribcage.