Chapter 86 · 17 verses
At-Taariq
The Morning Star
الطارق
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
86:1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ١
English
By the heaven and the nightly star!
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86:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ٢
English
And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?
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86:3
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ٣
English
˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.
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86:4
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ٤
English
There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.
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86:5
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ٥
English
Let people then consider what they were created from!
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86:6
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ٦
English
˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid
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86:7
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ٧
English
stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.
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86:8
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ٨
English
Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺
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86:9
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ٩
English
on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.
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86:10
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ١٠
English
Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.
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86:11
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ١١
English
By the sky with its recurring cycles
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86:12
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ١٢
English
and the earth with its sprouting plants!
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86:13
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ١٣
English
Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word
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86:14
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ١٤
English
and is not to be taken lightly.
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86:15
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا١٥
English
They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans
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86:16
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا١٦
English
but I too am planning.
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86:17
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا١٧
English
So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.
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About Surah At-Taariq (The Morning Star)
Named "the Nightcomer" (al-Ṭāriq), a short Meccan sūrah on the guardianship over every soul and the certainty of the return.
- Chapter
- 86 of 114
- Revealed in
- Mecca
- Period
- Meccan
- Verses
- 17
Frequently asked questions
What is Surah At-Taariq about?
Named "the Nightcomer" (al-Ṭāriq), a short Meccan sūrah on the guardianship over every soul and the certainty of the return.
How many verses are in Surah At-Taariq?
Surah At-Taariq (The Morning Star) has 17 verses (āyāt).
Is Surah At-Taariq Meccan or Madinan?
Surah At-Taariq is a Meccan (Makkī) sūrah, revealed in Mecca.
What number is Surah At-Taariq in the Qurʾān?
Surah At-Taariq is the 86th chapter (sūrah) of the Holy Qurʾān.