At-Taariq

    The Morning Star • 17 verses

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

    In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

    1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer -

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    2

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

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    3

    ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    It is the piercing star -

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    4

    إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

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

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    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    So let man observe from what he was created.

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    خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

    He was created from a fluid, ejected,

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    يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

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    إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

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

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    يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

    The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

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    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

    Then man will have no power or any helper.

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    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the sky which returns [rain]

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    12

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    And [by] the earth which cracks open,

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    13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

    Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

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    14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    And it is not amusement.

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    15

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

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    16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

    But I am planning a plan.

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    17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

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