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At-Taariq
سُورَةُ الطَّارِقِ
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Arabic: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. Turkish translation audio: Diyanet Vakfı. English translation audio: Ibrahim Walk. These audio translations differ from the displayed Rowwad translation, so wording may vary. Audio loads from Islamic Network only when you start listening.
Translation: Rowwad Translation Center · english_rwwad · v1.0.20 · Sources and edition details
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By the sky and the night comer –
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
and how do you know what the night comer is?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
It is the star of piercing brightness[1] –
Translation notes
[1] Whose light pierces through the darkness or through the sky.
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
there is no soul except that there is a watcher over it.
فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Let man reflect on what he was created from.
خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ
He was created from a spurting fluid,
يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ
emerging from between the backbone and the ribs[1].
Translation notes
[1] Both testes and ovaries are sustained by arteries originating between the backbone and the ribcage.
إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ
Indeed, Allah is able to bring him back to life.
يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ
On the Day when all secrets will be disclosed[1],
Translation notes
[1] The secrets will be examined, disclosing the real intentions and faiths people harbored, distinguishing between righteous and evil therefrom.
فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
he will then have no power, nor any helper.
وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ
By the sky and its recurring rain[1],
Translation notes
[1] And sun, moon, stars, clouds, heat, etc.
وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ
and by the earth that cracks open [with the sprout of plants],
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Indeed, this [Qur’an] is a decisive word,
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ
which is not for amusement.
إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Indeed, they are devising a plan.
وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
I am too devising a plan.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا
So bear with the disbelievers and respite them for a while[1].
Translation notes
[1] i.e., Do not be in haste in seeking their punishment and destruction.
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Arabic text: Tanzil Project · Uthmani v1.1 · © 2007–2026 Tanzil Project · CC BY 3.0. The text is reproduced without changing its letters or diacritics. The opening basmalah is retained where supplied by the source; it is absent at the beginning of At-Tawbah.
Translation publisher: Rowwad Translation Center. Source: QuranEnc.com · English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center · v1.0.20. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Translation and footnotes are reproduced unchanged.
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