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

  1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    1

    Waalssamai waalttariqi

  2. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

    2

    Wama adraka ma alttariqu

  3. ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    3

    Alnnajmu alththaqibu

  4. إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ

    4

    In kullu nafsin lamma AAalayha hafithun

  5. فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    5

    Falyanthuri alinsanu mimma khuliqa

  6. خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ

    6

    Khuliqa min main dafiqin

  7. يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    7

    Yakhruju min bayni alssulbi waalttaraibi

  8. إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ

    8

    Innahu AAala rajAAihi laqadirun

  9. يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

    9

    Yawma tubla alssarairu

  10. فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ

    10

    Fama lahu min quwwatin wala nasirin

  11. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ

    11

    Waalssamai thati alrrajAAi

  12. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ

    12

    Waalardi thati alssadAAi

  13. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ

    13

    Innahu laqawlun faslun

  14. وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ

    14

    Wama huwa bialhazli

  15. إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا

    15

    Innahum yakeedoona kaydan

  16. وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا

    16

    Waakeedu kaydan

  17. فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا

    17

    Famahhili alkafireena amhilhum ruwaydan

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