ٱلطَّارِق
Surah At-Tariq
The Nightcommer
17 verses · Meccan
About this surah
Surah At-Tariq (Arabic: الطارق, "The Nightcommer") is the 86th surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 17 verses, in juz 30, on page 591 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.
Surah At-Tariq swears by the night star and reminds of man's creation from fluid as proof of Allah's power.
- Surah number
- 86
- Name means
- The Nightcommer
- Revelation
- Meccan
- Verses
- 17
- Juz
- 30
- Mushaf pages
- 591
- Lesson length
- 6 min
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
1Waalssamai waalttariqi
وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
2Wama adraka ma alttariqu
ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
3Alnnajmu alththaqibu
إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ
4In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun
فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
5Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ
6Khuliqa min main dafiqin
يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
7Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ
8Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun
يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
9Yawma tubla alssarairu
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ
10Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
11Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
12Waalardi thati alssadAAi
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ
13Innahu laqawlun faslun
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
14Wama huwa bialhazli
إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا
15Innahum yakeedoona kaydan
وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا
16Waakeedu kaydan
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
17Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan
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