Surah At-Tariq

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ﴿١﴾

By the sky and the knocker

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ﴿٢﴾

And what can make you know what is the knocker?

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ﴿٣﴾

It is the piercing star[1].

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ﴿٤﴾

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

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ﴿٥﴾

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ﴿٦﴾

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ﴿٧﴾

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ﴿٨﴾

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

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ﴿٩﴾

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,[1]

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ﴿١٠﴾

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

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ﴿١١﴾

By the sky which sends back[1]

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ﴿١٢﴾

And [by] the earth which splits,[1]

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ﴿١٣﴾

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

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ﴿١٤﴾

And it is not amusement.

إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا﴿١٥﴾

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا﴿١٦﴾

But I am planning a plan.

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا﴿١٧﴾

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