Surah At-Tariq - English Translation by Wahiduddin Khan
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By the heavens and that which comes in the night
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 1
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
and what could make you know what it is that comes in the night
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 2
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
It is the shining star
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 3
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ
[for] no human being has been left unguarded
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 4
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Let man reflect on what he was created from
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 5
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ
He was created from spurting fluid
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 6
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
issuing from between the backbone and the breastbone
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 7
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ
He certainly has the power to bring him back to life
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 8
يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
On the Day when secrets are disclosed
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 9
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ
[man] will have no power, and no helper
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 10
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
By the heavens, ever-revolving
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 11
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
by the earth cracking open with new growth
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 12
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ
It is surely a decisive utterance
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 13
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
and is not to be taken lightly
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 14
إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا
They are planning a scheme
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 15
وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا
and so am I
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 16
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
so bear with those who deny the truth, and let them be for a little while
Surah At-Tariq, Verse 17