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Surah 86

The Nightcomer

الطارق

At-Tariq

Meccan17 Verses
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Verse 1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

Transliteration

Wassamaaa'i wattaariq

Translation

By the heaven and the nightly star!

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Verse 2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

Transliteration

Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq

Translation

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

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Verse 3

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

Transliteration

Annajmus saaqib

Translation

˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.

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Verse 4

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

Transliteration

In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz

Translation

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

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Verse 5

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

Transliteration

Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq

Translation

Let people then consider what they were created from!

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Verse 6

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

Transliteration

Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq

Translation

˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid,

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Verse 7

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Transliteration

Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib

Translation

stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.

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Verse 8

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

Transliteration

Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir

Translation

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

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Verse 9

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

Transliteration

Yawma tublas saraaa'ir

Translation

on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.

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Verse 10

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

Transliteration

Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir

Translation

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

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Verse 11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

Transliteration

Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'

Translation

By the sky with its recurring cycles,

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Verse 12

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

Transliteration

Wal ardi zaatis sad'

Translation

and the earth with its sprouting plants!

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Verse 13

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

Transliteration

Innahoo laqawlun fasl

Translation

Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word,

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Verse 14

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

Transliteration

Wa maa huwa bil hazl

Translation

and is not to be taken lightly.

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Verse 15

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

Transliteration

Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa

Translation

They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans,

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Verse 16

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

Transliteration

Wa akeedu kaidaa

Translation

but I too am planning.

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Verse 17

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

Transliteration

Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa

Translation

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