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86. Surah At-Tariq - The Night Comer (سورة الطارق)

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Transliteration

Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem

  1. Wassamaaa'i wattaariq
  2. Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq
  3. Annajmus saaqib
  4. In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz
  5. Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq
  6. Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq
  7. Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib
  8. Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir
  9. Yawma tublas saraaa'ir
  10. Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir
  11. Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'
  12. Wal ardi zaatis sad'
  13. Innahoo laqawlun fasl
  14. Wa maa huwa bil hazl
  15. Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa
  16. Wa akeedu kaidaa
  17. Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa

Translation

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
  1. By the Sky and the Night-Visitant (therein);-
  2. And what will explain to thee what the Night-Visitant is?-
  3. (It is) the Star of piercing brightness;-
  4. There is no soul but has a protector over it.
  5. Now let man but think from what he is created!
  6. He is created from a drop emitted-
  7. Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs:
  8. Surely (Allah) is able to bring him back (to life)!
  9. The Day that (all) things secret will be tested,
  10. (Man) will have no power, and no helper.
  11. By the Firmament which returns (in its round),
  12. And by the Earth which opens out (for the gushing of springs or the sprouting of vegetation),-
  13. Behold this is the Word that distinguishes (Good from Evil):
  14. It is not a thing for amusement.
  15. As for them, they are but plotting a scheme,
  16. And I am planning a scheme.
  17. Therefore grant a delay to the Unbelievers: Give respite to them gently (for awhile).

Arabic

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
1. وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
2. وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
3. النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
4. إِنْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
5. فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْإِنْسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
6. خُلِقَ مِنْ مَاءٍ دَافِقٍ
7. يَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
8. إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
9. يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
10. فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
11. وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
12. وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
13. إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
14. وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
15. إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
16. وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
17. فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا

Tafsir

By Abul A'la Maududi

The Surah taken its name from the word at-tariq in its first verse.

Period of Revelation

The style of its subject matter resembles that of the earliest Surahs revealed at Makkah, but this surah was sent down at a stage when the disbelievers of Makkah were employing all sorts of devices and plans to defeat and frustrate the message of the Qur'an and Muhammad (upon whom be Allah's peace and blessings).
Theme and Subject Matter

It discuses two themes: first that man has to appear before God after death; second, that the Qur'an is a decisive Word which no plan or device of the disbelievers can defeat or frustrate.

First of all, the stars of the heavens have been cited as an evidence that there is nothing in the universe which may continue to exist and survive without guardian over it. Then man has been asked to consider his own self as to how he has been brought into existence from a mere sperm drop and shaped into a living human being. Then it has been said that the God, Who has so brought him into existence, has certainly the power to create him once again, and this resurrection will be for the purpose to subject to scrutiny all the secrets of man which remained hidden in the world. At that time, man will neither be able to escape the consequences of his deeds by his own power, nor will anyone else come to his rescue.

In conclusion, it has been pointed out that just as the falling of rain from the sky and the sprouting of plants and crops from the earth is no child's play but a serious task, so also the truths expressed in the Qur'an are no jest but a firm and unchangeable reality. The disbelievers are involved in the misunderstanding that their plans and devices will defeat the invitation of the Qur'an, but they do not know that Allah too is devising a plan which will bring to naught all their scheming and planning. Than in one sentence the discourse has been summed up, with a word of consolation to the Holy Prophet (upon whom be peace) and a tacit warning to the disbelievers, saying: "Have patience for a while: let the disbelievers do their worst. Before long they will themselves realize whether they have been able to defeat the Qur'an by their scheming or the Qur'an has dominated them in the very place where they are exerting their utmost to defeat it."