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Tafsir of Surah At-Tariq (86) — The Nightcommer · الطارق

Meccan surah, 17 ayat. Read the whole surah

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At-Tariq 86:1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the sky and the night comer

Tafsir 86:1

Allah took an oath by the sky and He took an oath by the star that knocks at night.

At-Tariq 86:2

وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

And what can make you know what is the night comer

Tafsir 86:2

O Messenger! What will tell you the status of this great star?!

At-Tariq 86:3

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

It is the piercing star

Tafsir 86:3

It is the star that pierces the sky with its glowing light.

At-Tariq 86:4

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ

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

Tafsir 86:4

There is no soul except that Allah has assigned to it an angel to record its deeds for the reckoning on the day of judgment.

At-Tariq 86:5

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man observe from what he was created

Tafsir 86:5

So let man reflect over what Allah created him from, so that Allah’s power and man’s inability becomes clear to him.

At-Tariq 86:6

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ

He was created from a fluid, ejected

Tafsir 86:6

Allah created him from a spurting liquid that is split into the womb.

At-Tariq 86:7

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs

Tafsir 86:7

This liquid emerges from between the spinal column of a man and the bones of the chest.

At-Tariq 86:8

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ

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

Tafsir 86:8

He, may He be glorified - since He created him from that despised liquid - has the power to bring him back to life after death for the reckoning and recompense.

At-Tariq 86:9

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

The Day when secrets will be put on trial

Tafsir 86:9

On the day when secrets will be tried and the intentions, beliefs etc. that the hearts conceal will be exposed, and the righteous will be distinguished from the corrupt.

At-Tariq 86:10

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ

Then man will have no power or any helper

Tafsir 86:10

On that day man will not have any power to protect himself from Allah’s punishment, nor any helper to assist him.

At-Tariq 86:11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ

By the sky which returns [rain]

Tafsir 86:11

Allah took an oath by the sky that contains rain, because it comes down from its direction time after time.

At-Tariq 86:12

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ

And [by] the earth which cracks open

Tafsir 86:12

He took an oath by the earth that cracks open to reveal the plants, fruit and trees in it.

At-Tariq 86:13

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ

Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement

Tafsir 86:13

This Qur’ān that is revealed to Muhammad (peace be upon him) is a word that separates truth from falsehood, and fact from lie.

At-Tariq 86:14

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ

And it is not amusement

Tafsir 86:14

It is not a game and falsehood, but it is serious and the truth.

At-Tariq 86:15

إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا

Indeed, they are planning a plan

Tafsir 86:15

Those who deny what their messenger brought to them plot and scheme to reject and refute his call.

At-Tariq 86:16

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا

But I am planning a plan

Tafsir 86:16

I too plot and scheme to make the religion victorious and to disprove falsehood.

At-Tariq 86:17

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile

Tafsir 86:17

So give respite, O Messenger, to these disbelievers. Give them respite for a short while, and do not seek to hasten their punishment and destruction.

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