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Surah The morning star [At-Tariq] in English

Surah The morning star [At-Tariq] Ayah 17 Location Makkah Number 86

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].