Surah At-Tariq - English Translation by A. J. Arberry
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By heaven and the night-star
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 1
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what shall teach thee what is the night-star
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 2
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
The piercing star
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 3
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ
Over every soul there is a watcher
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 4
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
So let man consider of what he was created
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 5
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ
he was created of gushing water
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 6
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
issuing between the loins and the breast-bones
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 7
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ
Surely He is able to bring him back
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 8
يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
upon the day when the secrets are tried
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 9
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ
and he shall have no strength, no helper
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 10
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
By heaven of the returning rain
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 11
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
by earth splitting with verdure
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 12
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ
surely it is a decisive word
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 13
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
it is no merriment
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 14
إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا
They are devising guile
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 15
وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا
and I am devising guile
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 16
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
So respite the unbelievers; delay with them awhile
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 17