Surah At-Tariq الطارق

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١

Was-samā'i wat-tāriq

By the sky and the knocker

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢

Wamā adrāka mat-tāriq

And what can make you know what is the knocker?

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣

An-najmuth-thāqib

It is the piercing star¹⁹⁰¹.

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ ٤

In kullu nafsil lammā 'alayhā hāfiz

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥

Falyanzuril-insānu mimma khuliq

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ ٦

Khuliqa mim mā'in dāfiq

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧

Yakhruju mim baynis-sulbi wat-tarā'ib

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ ٨

Innahū 'alā raj'ihī laqādir

Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ٩

Yawma tublas-sarā'ir

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,¹⁹⁰²

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ ١٠

Famā lahū min quwwatin walā nāsir

Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ١١

Was-samā'i dhātir-raj'

By the sky which sends back¹⁹⁰³

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ ١٢

Wal-ardi dhātis-sad'

And [by] the earth which splits,¹⁹⁰⁴

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ ١٣

Innahū laqawlun fasl

Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ ١٤

Wamā huwa bil-hazl

And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا ١٥

Innahum yakīdūna kaydā

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا ١٦

Wa akīdu kaydā

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا ١٧

Famahhilil-kāfirīna amhilhum ruwaydā

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.¹⁹⁰⁵