Surah At-Tariq for kids

Surah

86

Verses

17

Revealed in

Makkah

Meaning

The Night Star

1. 1

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

   wal-samāi wal-ṭāriqi

   By the sky and the knocker

   Word by word

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

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

   wamā adrāka mā l-ṭāriqu

   And what can make you know what is the knocker?

   Word by word

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

   ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

   al-najmu l-thāqibu

   It is the piercing star.

   Word by word

   • ٱلنَّجْمُal-najmu(It is) the star
   • ٱلثَّاقِبُl-thāqibuthe piercing
4. 4

   إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

   in kullu nafsin lammā ʿalayhā ḥāfiẓun

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

   Word by word

   • إِنinNot
   • كُلُّkullu(is) every
   • نَفْسٍۢnafsinsoul
   • لَّمَّاlammābut
   • عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover it
   • حَافِظٌۭḥāfiẓun(is) a protector
5. 5

   فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

   falyanẓuri l-insānu mimma khuliqa

   So let man observe from what he was created.

   Word by word

   • فَلْيَنظُرِfalyanẓuriSo let see
   • ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
   • مِمَّmimmafrom what
   • خُلِقَkhuliqahe is created
6. 6

   خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

   khuliqa min māin dāfiqin

   He was created from a fluid, ejected,

   Word by word

   • خُلِقَkhuliqaHe is created
   • مِنminfrom
   • مَّآءٍۢmāina water
   • دَافِقٍۢdāfiqinejected
7. 7

   يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

   yakhruju min bayni l-ṣul'bi wal-tarāibi

   Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

   Word by word

   • يَخْرُجُyakhrujuComing forth
   • مِنۢminfrom
   • بَيْنِbaynibetween
   • ٱلصُّلْبِl-ṣul'bithe backbone
   • وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِwal-tarāibiand the ribs
8. 8

   إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

   innahu ʿalā rajʿihi laqādirun

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

   Word by word

   • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
   • عَلَىٰʿalāto
   • رَجْعِهِۦrajʿihireturn him
   • لَقَادِرٌۭlaqādirun(is) Able
9. 9

   يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

   yawma tub'lā l-sarāiru

   The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

   Word by word

   • يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
   • تُبْلَىtub'lāwill be tested
   • ٱلسَّرَآئِرُl-sarāiruthe secrets
10. 10

    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

    famā lahu min quwwatin walā nāṣirin

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

    Word by word

    • فَمَاfamāThen not
    • لَهُۥlahu(is) for him
    • مِنminany
    • قُوَّةٍۢquwwatinpower
    • وَلَاwalāand not
    • نَاصِرٍۢnāṣirinany helper
11. 11

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    wal-samāi dhāti l-rajʿi

    By the sky which sends back

    Word by word

    • وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiBy the sky
    • ذَاتِdhātiwhich
    • ٱلرَّجْعِl-rajʿireturns
12. 12

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    wal-arḍi dhāti l-ṣadʿi

    And [by] the earth which splits,

    Word by word

    • وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiAnd the earth
    • ذَاتِdhātiwhich
    • ٱلصَّدْعِl-ṣadʿicracks open
13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

    innahu laqawlun faṣlun

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

    Word by word

    • إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
    • لَقَوْلٌۭlaqawlun(is) surely a Word
    • فَصْلٌۭfaṣlundecisive
14. 14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    wamā huwa bil-hazli

    And it is not amusement.

    Word by word

    • وَمَاwamāAnd not
    • هُوَhuwait
    • بِٱلْهَزْلِbil-hazli(is) for amusement
15. 15

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

    innahum yakīdūna kaydan

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

    Word by word

    • إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
    • يَكِيدُونَyakīdūnaare plotting
    • كَيْدًۭاkaydana plot
16. 16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

    wa-akīdu kaydan

    But I am planning a plan.

    Word by word

    • وَأَكِيدُwa-akīduBut I am planning
    • كَيْدًۭاkaydana plan
17. 17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    famahhili l-kāfirīna amhil'hum ruwaydan

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

    Word by word

    • فَمَهِّلِfamahhiliSo give respite
    • ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna(to) the disbelievers
    • أَمْهِلْهُمْamhil'humGive respite to them
    • رُوَيْدًۢاruwaydanlittle

Arabic text, transliteration and translation as they appear in the Quran for Kids app. English translation: Saheeh International.