How to memorize Surah At-Tariq

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Recited by Mishary Rashid Alafasy

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Surah At-Tariq: Arabic text, transliteration and translation

1. 86:1

   وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

   Wassamaaa'i wattaariq

   By the heaven and the nightly star!

2. 86:2

   وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

   Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq

   And what will make you realize what the nightly star is?

3. 86:3

   ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

   Annajmus saaqib

   ˹It is˺ the star of piercing brightness.

4. 86:4

   إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

   In kullu nafsil lammaa 'alaihaa haafiz

   There is no soul without a vigilant angel ˹recording everything˺.

5. 86:5

   فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

   Fal yanzuril insaanu mimma khuliq

   Let people then consider what they were created from!

6. 86:6

   خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

   Khuliqa mim maaa'in daafiq

   ˹They were˺ created from a spurting fluid

7. 86:7

   يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

   Yakhruju mim bainissulbi wat taraaa'ib

   stemming from between the backbone and the ribcage.

8. 86:8

   إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ

   Innahoo 'alaa raj'ihee laqaadir

   Surely He is fully capable of bringing them back ˹to life˺

9. 86:9

   يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

   Yawma tublas saraaa'ir

   on the Day all secrets will be disclosed.

10. 86:10

    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ

    Famaa lahoo min quwwatinw wa laa naasir

    Then one will have neither power nor ˹any˺ helper.

11. 86:11

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    Wassamaaa'i zaatir raj'

    By the sky with its recurring cycles

12. 86:12

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    Wal ardi zaatis sad'

    and the earth with its sprouting plants!

13. 86:13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ

    Innahoo laqawlun fasl

    Surely this ˹Quran˺ is a decisive word

14. 86:14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    Wa maa huwa bil hazl

    and is not to be taken lightly.

15. 86:15

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا

    Innahum yakeedoona kaidaa

    They are certainly devising ˹evil˺ plans

16. 86:16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا

    Wa akeedu kaidaa

    but I too am planning.

17. 86:17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    Famahhilil kaafireena amhilhum ruwaidaa

    So bear with the disbelievers ˹O Prophet˺. Let them be for ˹just˺ a little while.

Sources

• Translation: Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran.
• Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy, via mp3quran.net.
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