Chapter 86: Surah Al-Tariq (The Comer By Night)
86:1
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وَ السَّمَآءِ By the heaven
وَ الطَّارِقِۙ and the Comer by night!
Verse 1
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
By the heaven and the Comer by night!
86:2
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وَ مَاۤ اَدْرٰىكَ And what will make thee know
مَا الطَّارِقُۙ what the Comer by night is?
Verse 2
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
And what will make thee know what the Comer by night is?
86:3
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النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُۙ The star of piercing brightness
Verse 3
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
The star of piercing brightness—
86:4
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اِنْ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ There is not a soul
لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌؕ but over it is a keeper
Verse 4
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
There is not a soul but over it is a keeper.
86:5
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فَلْيَنْظُرِ الْاِنْسَانُ So let man consider
مِمَّ خُلِقَؕ of what he is created
Verse 5
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
So let man consider of what he is created.
86:6
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خُلِقَ He is created
مِنْ مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍۙ of water pouring forth
Verse 6
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
He is created of water pouring forth,
86:7
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يَّخْرُجُ مِنْۢ بَيْنِ Coming from between
الصُّلْبِ وَ التَّرَآىِٕبِؕ the back and the ribs
Verse 7
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Coming from between the back and the ribs.
86:8
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اِنَّهٗ عَلٰى Surely He is
رَجْعِهٖ لَقَادِرٌؕ Able to return him (to life)
Verse 8
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely He is Able to return him (to life).
86:9
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يَوْمَ On the day
تُبْلَى السَّرَآىِٕرُۙ when hidden things are manifested
Verse 9
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
On the day when hidden things are manifested,
86:10
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فَمَا لَهٗ Then he will have
مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَّ لَا نَاصِرٍؕ no strength nor helper
Verse 10
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Then he will have no strength nor helper.
86:11
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وَ السَّمَآءِ By the cloud
ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِۙ giving rain
Verse 11
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
By the cloud giving rain,
86:12
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وَ الْاَرْضِ And the earth
ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِۙ opening (with herbage)
Verse 12
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
And the earth opening (with herbage)!
86:13
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اِنَّهٗ لَقَوْلٌ Surely it is a word
فَصْلٌۙ most decisive
Verse 13
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely it is a decisive word,
86:14
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وَّ مَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِؕ And it is not a joke
Verse 14
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
And it is not a joke.
86:15
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اِنَّهُمْ يَكِيْدُوْنَ كَيْدًاۙ Surely they plan a plan
Verse 15
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
Surely they plan a plan
86:16
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وَّ اَكِيْدُ كَيْدًاۚۖ And I plan a plan
Verse 16
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
And I plan a plan.
86:17
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فَمَهِّلِ So grant respite to
الْكٰفِرِيْنَ the disbelievers
اَمْهِلْهُمْ let them alone
رُوَيْدًاؒ for a while
Verse 17
English Translation by Maulana Muhammad Ali
So grant the disbelievers a respite — let them alone for a while.
90:18
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وَ لَاۤ اَنَا عَابِدٌ Nor shall I serve
مَّا عَبَدْتُّمْ that which ye serve,
Verse 4