الطارق
Surah At-Tariq (الطارق) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio
Chapter 86 of the Quran, 17 verses, "The Morning Star"
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Surah At-Tariq Transliteration and English Translation
- 1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Wassamaaa'i wattaariq
By the sky and the night comer -
- 2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
- 3
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Annajmus saaqib
It is the piercing star -
- 4
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ
In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
- 5
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq
So let man observe from what he was created.
- 6
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ
Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
- 7
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
- 8
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ
Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir
Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.
- 9
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
Yawma tublas saraaa'ir
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,
- 10
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ
Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir
Then man will have no power or any helper.
- 11
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'
By the sky which returns [rain]
- 12
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Wal ardi zaatis sad'
And [by] the earth which cracks open,
- 13
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ
Innahoo laqawlun fasl
Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,
- 14
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Wa maa huwa bil hazl
And it is not amusement.
- 15
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا
Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
- 16
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا
Wa akeedu kaidaa
But I am planning a plan.
- 17
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.
About Surah At-Tariq
Surah At-Tariq (Arabic: الطارق), meaning "The Morning Star", is the 86th chapter of the Quran and has 17 verses. It was revealed in Makkah, while the Quraysh were plotting against the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and his message. It makes two claims: every soul is watched over, and the One who created man is fully able to bring him back.
It opens with an oath by the sky and by at-tariq, literally the one that comes by night, which the surah itself explains as the star of piercing brightness. Verse 4 then declares that there is no soul without a protector over it. The surah asks man to consider what he was created from, a gushing fluid, and states that the One who created him is able to return him to life on the Day when all secrets are exposed and he has neither strength nor helper. A second oath, by the sky that returns the rain and the earth that splits open with plants, affirms that the Quran is a decisive word and no jest. It ends by contrasting the plotting of the disbelievers with Allah's own planning, and tells the Prophet to give them respite for a little while.
Main Themes of Surah At-Tariq
- The oath by the piercing star
- Every soul has a guardian over it
- Allah's power to create and to resurrect
- The Quran as a decisive word
- Allah's plan above the plotting of disbelievers
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Frequently Asked Questions About Surah At-Tariq
- What is at-Tariq in Surah At-Tariq?
- At-Tariq literally means one who comes by night, and verse 3 explains it as the piercing star, a star whose light pierces the darkness. The name of the surah is therefore often translated as "The Morning Star" or "The Night Comer".
- Who is the protector over every soul in Surah At-Tariq?
- Verse 4 teaches that every person has a guardian appointed by Allah. Commentators explain this as angels who protect a person and record his deeds, so that nothing he does goes unobserved.
- What is the message of Surah At-Tariq?
- Surah At-Tariq swears by the sky and the piercing star that every soul is watched, then reminds man of his humble creation as proof that Allah can resurrect him. It ends by affirming that the Quran is a decisive word and that Allah's plan will prevail over the schemes of those who oppose His Messenger.