Memorize At-Thariq

The Nightcomer

17 ayahs

الطارق

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١

    By the sky and the knocker

  2. وَمَآ أَدۡرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢

    And what can make you know what is the knocker?

    Similar to Al-Muthaffifin 8, Al-Balad 12, Al-Qari'ah 3

  3. ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣

    It is the piercing star.

  4. إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٖ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡهَا حَافِظٞ ٤

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

  5. فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥

    So let man observe from what he was created.

  6. خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٖ دَافِقٖ ٦

    He was created from a fluid, ejected,

    Similar to Al-Mursalat 20

  7. يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ ٧

    Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

  8. إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٞ ٨

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

  9. يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ ٩

    The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

  10. فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٖ وَلَا نَاصِرٖ ١٠

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

  11. وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ١١

    By the sky which sends back

    Similar to Adz-Dzariyat 7

  12. وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ ١٢

    And [by] the earth which splits,

  13. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ ١٣

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

    Similar to At-Takwir 19

  14. وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ ١٤

    And it is not amusement.

    Similar to At-Takwir 24

  15. إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا ١٥

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

    Similar to At-Thariq 16

  16. وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا ١٦

    But I am planning a plan.

    Similar to At-Thariq 15

  17. فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا ١٧

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.