Surah 86

الطارق At-Tariq · The Morning Star

Verses
17
Revealed
Meccan
Juz
30
Rukus
1
Revelation order
36
Pages
591–591

About Surah At-Tariq

Surah At-Tariq (الطارق, “The Morning Star”) is chapter 86 of the Quran and contains 17 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 36th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 591–591 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.

Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the heaven and the Morning Star

  2. 2

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

    - Ah, what will tell thee what the Morning Star is!

  3. 3

    ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    - The piercing Star!

  4. 4

    إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

    No human soul but hath a guardian over it.

  5. 5

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    So let man consider from what he is created.

  6. 6

    خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

    He is created from a gushing fluid

  7. 7

    يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    That issued from between the loins and ribs.

  8. 8

    إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

    Lo! He verily is Able to return him (unto life)

  9. 9

    يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

    On the day when hidden thoughts shall be searched out.

  10. 10

    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

    Then will he have no might nor any helper.

  11. 11

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the heaven which giveth the returning rain,

  12. 12

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    And the earth which splitteth (with the growth of trees and plants)

  13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

    Lo! this (Qur'an) is a conclusive word,

  14. 14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    It is no pleasantry.

  15. 15

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

    Lo! they plot a plot (against thee, O Muhammad)

  16. 16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

    And I plot a plot (against them).

  17. 17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    So give a respite to the disbelievers. Deal thou gently with them for a while.

Listen to Surah At-Tariq

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Common questions

How many verses are in Surah At-Tariq?

Surah At-Tariq has 17 verses.

Is Surah At-Tariq Meccan or Medinan?

Surah At-Tariq is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What number is Surah At-Tariq in the Quran?

It is chapter 86 of 114, and the 36th surah in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah At-Tariq in?

It appears in juz 30, on pages 591–591 of the standard mushaf.

How many pages is Surah At-Tariq?

It fits on a single page of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, page 591.

Which para is Surah At-Tariq in?

Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.

How many words and letters are in Surah At-Tariq?

61 words and 252 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah

How many rukus are in Surah At-Tariq?

One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para

How long does it take to recite Surah At-Tariq?

About 2 minutes at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 1 minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 3 minutes (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed