وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
وَٱلطَّارِقِ
١
By the sky and the night-comer––
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
About Surah At-Tariq
An oath sworn by the heavens and the nightcomer inaugurates this seventeen-verse Makkan address, anchoring the reality of the Resurrection to undeniable physical proofs. Revealed before the tenth year of prophethood as the thirty-sixth chapter to counter early denials of life after death, the text took its primary name from that opening invocation. The Prophet (ﷺ) customarily paired it with Sūrat al-Burūj during the Isha prayer.
From the vastness of the cosmos, the perspective narrows to the delicate origin of humanity. The verses trace human formation from an emitted fluid, demonstrating that a Creator capable of initiating such life can easily recreate a broken body. This biological proof transitions into absolute moral accountability, emphasizing that every human deed is meticulously counted and recorded.
After affirming the Quran as a decisive and serious word rather than an idle joke, the address turns directly to the conflict in Makkah. The plotting polytheists face a stark warning of impending punishment, while the Prophet (ﷺ) is assured of swift divine aid and victory over his deniers.
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بِسۡمِ
ٱللَّهِ
ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ
ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful.
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Surah 86 Juz 30 17 verses
At-Tariq
The Nightcommer Meccan
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَمَآ
أَدۡرَىٰكَ
مَا
ٱلطَّارِقُ
٢
What will explain to you what the night-comer is?
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
ٱلنَّجۡمُ
ٱلثَّاقِبُ
٣
The piercing star––
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
إِن
كُلُّ
نَفۡسٖ
لَّمَّا
عَلَيۡهَا
حَافِظٞ
٤
there is a watcher over every soul.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
فَلۡيَنظُرِ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
مِمَّ
خُلِقَ
٥
Man should reflect on what he was created from.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
خُلِقَ
مِن
مَّآءٖ
دَافِقٖ
٦
He is created from spurting fluid,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
يَخۡرُجُ
مِنۢ
بَيۡنِ
ٱلصُّلۡبِ
وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
٧
then he emerges from between the backbone and breastbone:
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
إِنَّهُۥ
عَلَىٰ
رَجۡعِهِۦ
لَقَادِرٞ
٨
God is certainly able to bring him back to life.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
يَوۡمَ
تُبۡلَى
ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
٩
On the Day when secrets are laid bare
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
فَمَا
لَهُۥ
مِن
قُوَّةٖ
وَلَا
نَاصِرٖ
١٠
he will have no power and no one to help him.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ
ذَاتِ
ٱلرَّجۡعِ
١١
By the sky and its recurring rain,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ
ذَاتِ
ٱلصَّدۡعِ
١٢
by the earth that cracks open!
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
إِنَّهُۥ
لَقَوۡلٞ
فَصۡلٞ
١٣
This is truly a decisive statement;
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَمَا
هُوَ
بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
١٤
it is not something to be taken lightly.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
إِنَّهُمۡ
يَكِيدُونَ
كَيۡدٗا
١٥
They plot and scheme,
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
وَأَكِيدُ
كَيۡدٗا
١٦
but so do I:
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem
فَمَهِّلِ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ
أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ
رُوَيۡدَۢا
١٧
[Prophet], let the disbelievers be, let them be for a while.
M.A.S. Abdel Haleem