Surah At-Tariq - English Translation by John Medows Rodwell
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
BY the heaven, and by the NIGHT-COMER
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 1
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
But who shall teach thee what the night-comer is
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 2
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Tis the star of piercing radiance
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 3
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ
Over every soul is set a guardian
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 4
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Let man then reflect out of what he was created
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 5
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ
He was created of the poured-forth germs
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 6
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Which issue from the loins and breastbones
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 7
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ
Well able then is God to restore him to life
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 8
يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
On the day when all secrets shall be searched out
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 9
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ
And he shall have no other might or helper
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 10
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
I swear by the heaven which accomplisheth its cycle
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 11
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
And by the earth which openeth her bosom
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 12
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ
That this Koran is a discriminating discourse
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 13
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
And that it is not frivolous
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 14
إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا
They plot a plot against thee
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 15
وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا
And I will plot a plot against them
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 16
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
Deal calmly therefore with the infidels; leave them awhile alone
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 17