Surah At-Tariq - English Translation by Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By the heaven and the celestial body which makes a strong impression upon the sense of vision
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 1
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And you just do not know what the celestial body which makes a strong impression upon the sense of vision is like
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 2
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
It is the penetrant fiery celestial body which strikes to gain admittance into the terrestrial air
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 3
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ
That every soul is but protected by a guardian angel who watches over innocence and folly
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 4
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Let man ponder from what was he created
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 5
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ
He was created from fluid that is simply emitted and ejaculated
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 6
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
He -man- issues forth at birth From the space between the bony pelvis and the breast-bone, the course that is normally negotiated
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 7
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ
Does this not show that Allah is Omnipotent enough to have him recreated
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 8
يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
That is on the Day of Resurrection, when secrets are brought into the open and man’s countenance will reveal, against his will, all he had hoped would be kept secret and will betray him to his fall or to his exultation
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 9
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ
This is the Day when no one shall have power, nor find anyone to afford him help nor impede his prostration
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 10
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
By the heaven and what it returns of condensed water vapour as rain and what it reflects of the various kinds of waves
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 11
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
And by the earth which splits to allow plants to grow
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 12
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ
That it- the Quran- is an authoritative revelation and a cannon of faith that is conclusive, determinate and decisive
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 13
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
And not the object of ridicule nor is it derisive
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 14
إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا
They - the infidels - in their effort to misguide people and divert them from Allah's path keep plotting and continue to scheme
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 15
وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا
And I -Allah- plan an unfailing scheme
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 16
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
And so, overlook their actions O Muhammad and give them respite; their plots will be of no avail, and Allah's purpose shall prevail
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 17