الطارق

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ﴿1﴾

By the sky and the night comer

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ﴿2﴾

And what can make you know what is the night comer?

Translation: Sahih International

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ﴿3﴾

It is the piercing star1

Translation: Sahih International

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ﴿4﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ﴿5﴾

So let man observe from what he was created.

Translation: Sahih International

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ﴿6﴾

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

Translation: Sahih International

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ﴿7﴾

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

Translation: Sahih International

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ﴿8﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ﴿9﴾

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,1

Translation: Sahih International

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ﴿10﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ﴿11﴾

By the sky which sends back1

Translation: Sahih International

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ﴿12﴾

And [by] the earth which splits,1

Translation: Sahih International

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ﴿13﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ﴿14﴾

And it is not amusement.

Translation: Sahih International

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا﴿15﴾

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

Translation: Sahih International

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا﴿16﴾

But I am planning a plan.

Translation: Sahih International

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا﴿17﴾

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.1

Translation: Sahih International