1
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
Sahih International
By the sky and the night comer
The Clear Quran
By the heaven and the nightly star!
Surah 86
Layered Translations
الطارق
At-Tariq | The Nightcommer | 17 ayet
Sahih International The Clear Quran
2
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
Sahih International
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
The Clear Quran
And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?
3
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
Sahih International
It is the piercing star1
The Clear Quran
˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.
4
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
Sahih International
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.
The Clear Quran
There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.
5
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Sahih International
So let man observe from what he was created.
The Clear Quran
Let people then consider what they were created from!
6
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
Sahih International
He was created from a fluid, ejected,
The Clear Quran
˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid,
7
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
Sahih International
Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.
The Clear Quran
stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.1
8
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
Sahih International
Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.
The Clear Quran
Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺
9
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
Sahih International
The Day when secrets will be put on trial,1
The Clear Quran
on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.
10
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Sahih International
Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.
The Clear Quran
Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.
11
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
Sahih International
By the sky which sends back1
The Clear Quran
By the sky with its recurring cycles,
12
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
Sahih International
And [by] the earth which splits,1
The Clear Quran
and the earth with its sprouting plants!
13
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Sahih International
Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,
The Clear Quran
Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word,
14
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
Sahih International
And it is not amusement.
The Clear Quran
and is not to be taken lightly.
15
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Sahih International
Indeed, they are planning a plan,
The Clear Quran
They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans,
16
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
Sahih International
But I am planning a plan.
The Clear Quran
but I too am planning.
17
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
Sahih International
So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1
The Clear Quran
So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.