سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ

At-TaariqThe Morning Star

Meccan
17 verses~3 min

Swears by the piercing night-star, and notes that the human being is created from a fluid that gushes forth ().

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

86:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the sky and the night comer -

86:2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

86:3

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

It is the piercing star -

86:4

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

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

86:5

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man observe from what he was created.

86:6

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

86:7

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

86:8

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.

86:9

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

86:10

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

Then man will have no power or any helper.

86:11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

By the sky which returns [rain]

86:12

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

And [by] the earth which cracks open,

86:13

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

86:14

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

And it is not amusement.

86:15

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

86:16

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

But I am planning a plan.

86:17

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

About Surah At-Taariq

Frequently asked questions

How many verses are in Surah At-Taariq?
Surah At-Taariq (The Morning Star) is chapter 86 of the Quran and contains 17 verses.
Was Surah At-Taariq revealed in Mecca or Medina?
Surah At-Taariq is a Meccan surah — the 86th chapter of the Quran.
What is Surah At-Taariq about?
Swears by the piercing night-star, and notes that the human being is created from a fluid that gushes forth (86:6).