Surah At-Tariq: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

Transliteration wal-samāi wal-ṭāriqi

English By the sky and the night comer

1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiBy the sky
2. وَٱلطَّارِقِwal-ṭāriqiand the night comer

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

Transliteration wamā adrāka mā l-ṭāriqu

English And what can make you know what is the night comer?

1. وَمَآwamāAnd what
2. أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
3. مَاmāwhat
4. ٱلطَّارِقُl-ṭāriquthe night comer (is)

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

Transliteration al-najmu l-thāqibu

English It is the piercing star

1. ٱلنَّجْمُal-najmu(It is) the star
2. ٱلثَّاقِبُl-thāqibuthe piercing

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

Transliteration in kullu nafsin lammā ʿalayhā ḥāfiẓun

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

1. إِنinNot
2. كُلُّkullu(is) every
3. نَفْسٍۢnafsinsoul
4. لَّمَّاlammābut
5. عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover it
6. حَافِظٌۭḥāfiẓun(is) a protector

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

Transliteration falyanẓuri l-insānu mimma khuliqa

English So let man observe from what he was created.

1. فَلْيَنظُرِfalyanẓuriSo let see
2. ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
3. مِمَّmimmafrom what
4. خُلِقَkhuliqahe is created

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

Transliteration khuliqa min māin dāfiqin

English He was created from a fluid, ejected,

1. خُلِقَkhuliqaHe is created
2. مِنminfrom
3. مَّآءٍۢmāina water
4. دَافِقٍۢdāfiqinejected

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Transliteration yakhruju min bayni l-ṣul'bi wal-tarāibi

English Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

1. يَخْرُجُyakhrujuComing forth
2. مِنۢminfrom
3. بَيْنِbaynibetween
4. ٱلصُّلْبِl-ṣul'bithe backbone
5. وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِwal-tarāibiand the ribs

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

Transliteration innahu ʿalā rajʿihi laqādirun

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

1. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
2. عَلَىٰʿalāto
3. رَجْعِهِۦrajʿihireturn him
4. لَقَادِرٌۭlaqādirun(is) Able

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

Transliteration yawma tub'lā l-sarāiru

English The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

1. يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
2. تُبْلَىtub'lāwill be tested
3. ٱلسَّرَآئِرُl-sarāiruthe secrets

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

Transliteration famā lahu min quwwatin walā nāṣirin

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

1. فَمَاfamāThen not
2. لَهُۥlahu(is) for him
3. مِنminany
4. قُوَّةٍۢquwwatinpower
5. وَلَاwalāand not
6. نَاصِرٍۢnāṣirinany helper

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

Transliteration wal-samāi dhāti l-rajʿi

English By the sky which sends back

1. وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiBy the sky
2. ذَاتِdhātiwhich
3. ٱلرَّجْعِl-rajʿireturns

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

Transliteration wal-arḍi dhāti l-ṣadʿi

English And [by] the earth which splits,

1. وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiAnd the earth
2. ذَاتِdhātiwhich
3. ٱلصَّدْعِl-ṣadʿicracks open

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

Transliteration innahu laqawlun faṣlun

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

1. إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
2. لَقَوْلٌۭlaqawlun(is) surely a Word
3. فَصْلٌۭfaṣlundecisive

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

Transliteration wamā huwa bil-hazli

English And it is not amusement.

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. هُوَhuwait
3. بِٱلْهَزْلِbil-hazli(is) for amusement

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

Transliteration innahum yakīdūna kaydan

English Indeed, they are planning a plan,

1. إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
2. يَكِيدُونَyakīdūnaare plotting
3. كَيْدًۭاkaydana plot

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

Transliteration wa-akīdu kaydan

English But I am planning a plan.

1. وَأَكِيدُwa-akīduBut I am planning
2. كَيْدًۭاkaydana plan

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

Transliteration famahhili l-kāfirīna amhil'hum ruwaydan

English So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

1. فَمَهِّلِfamahhiliSo give respite
2. ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna(to) the disbelievers
3. أَمْهِلْهُمْamhil'humGive respite to them
4. رُوَيْدًۢاruwaydanlittle