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86. Surah At-Tariq

The Nightcommer

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful

86:1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ١

By the sky and the night comer

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86:2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ٢

And what can make you know what is the night comer?

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86:3
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ٣

It is the piercing star1

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86:4
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ٤

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

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86:5
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ٥

So let man observe from what he was created.

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86:6
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ٦

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

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86:7
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ٧

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

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86:8
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ٨

Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

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86:9
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ٩

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,1

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86:10
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ١٠

Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

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86:11
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ١١

By the sky which sends back1

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86:12
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ١٢

And [by] the earth which splits,1

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86:13
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ١٣

Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

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86:14
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ١٤

And it is not amusement.

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86:15
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا١٥

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

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86:16
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا١٦

But I am planning a plan.

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86:17
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا١٧

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1

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