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At-Tariq

Translation: Pickthall

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the heaven and the Morning Star 86:1

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

- Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is! 86:2

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

- The piercing Star! 86:3

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

No human soul but hath a guardian over it. 86:4

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man consider from what he is created. 86:5

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

He is created from a gushing fluid 86:6

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

That issued from between the loins and ribs. 86:7

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life) 86:8

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out. 86:9

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

Then will he have no might nor any helper. 86:10

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

By the heaven which giveth the returning rain, 86:11

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants) 86:12

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word, 86:13

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

It is no pleasantry. 86:14

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad) 86:15

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

And I plot a plot (against them). 86:16

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while. 86:17