Setting
Surah The morning star [At-Tariq] in English
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ﴿١﴾
By oath of the heaven, and by oath of the nightly arriver.
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ﴿٢﴾
And have you understood what the nightly arriver is?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ﴿٣﴾
The very brightly shining star!
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ ﴿٤﴾
There is not a soul that does not have a guardian over it.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ﴿٥﴾
So man must consider from what he has been created.
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ ﴿٦﴾
Created from a gushing fluid.
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ﴿٧﴾
That is issued from between the backs and the ribs.
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ ﴿٨﴾
Indeed Allah is Able to return him.
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ﴿٩﴾
A day when the secrets will be examined.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ ﴿١٠﴾
So man will neither have any strength nor any aide.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ ﴿١١﴾
By oath of the sky from which comes down the rain.
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ ﴿١٢﴾
And by oath of the earth which flourishes with it.
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ ﴿١٣﴾
Indeed the Qur’an is a decisive Word.
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ ﴿١٤﴾
And is not a matter of amusement.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا ﴿١٥﴾
Indeed the disbelievers carry out their evil schemes.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا ﴿١٦﴾
And I secretly plan.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا ﴿١٧﴾
Therefore give them some respite – give them some time.