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Surah The morning star [At-Tariq] in English
وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ﴿1﴾
By the sky and the night comer –
وَمَاۤ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ﴿2﴾
and how do you know what the night comer is?
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ﴿3﴾
It is the star of piercing brightness[1] –
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسࣲ لَّمَّا عَلَیۡهَا حَافِظࣱ ﴿4﴾
there is no soul except that there is a watcher over it.
فَلۡیَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ﴿5﴾
Let man reflect on what he was created from.
خُلِقَ مِن مَّاۤءࣲ دَافِقࣲ ﴿6﴾
He was created from a spurting fluid,
یَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَیۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَاۤىِٕبِ ﴿7﴾
emerging from between the backbone and the ribs[2].
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرࣱ ﴿8﴾
Indeed, Allah is able to bring him back to life.
یَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَاۤىِٕرُ ﴿9﴾
On the Day when all secrets will be disclosed[3],
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةࣲ وَلَا نَاصِرࣲ ﴿10﴾
he will then have no power, nor any helper.
وَٱلسَّمَاۤءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ﴿11﴾
By the sky and its recurring rain[4],
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ ﴿12﴾
and by the earth that cracks open [with the sprout of plants],
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلࣱ فَصۡلࣱ ﴿13﴾
Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a decisive word,
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ ﴿14﴾
which is not for amusement.
إِنَّهُمۡ یَكِیدُونَ كَیۡدࣰا ﴿15﴾
Indeed, they are devising a plan.
وَأَكِیدُ كَیۡدࣰا ﴿16﴾
I am too devising a plan.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِینَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَیۡدَۢا ﴿17﴾
So bear with the disbelievers, and give them respite for a while[5].