Surah At-Taariq word by word

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At-Taariq (الطارق) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 17 verses, 61 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 61 words to discover, Surah At-Taariq becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah At-Taariq: 2 words

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the sky and the night comer -

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ wal-samāi By the sky
وَٱلطَّارِقِ wal-ṭāriqi and the night comer

Verse 2 - Surah At-Taariq: 4 words

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

وَمَآ wamā And what
أَدْرَىٰكَ adrāka can make you know
مَا mā what
ٱلطَّارِقُ l-ṭāriqu the night comer (is)

Verse 3 - Surah At-Taariq: 2 words

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

It is the piercing star -

ٱلنَّجْمُ al-najmu (It is) the star
ٱلثَّاقِبُ l-thāqibu the piercing

Verse 4 - Surah At-Taariq: 6 words

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

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

إِن in Not
كُلُّ kullu (is) every
نَفْسٍۢ nafsin soul
لَّمَّا lammā but
عَلَيْهَا ʿalayhā over it
حَافِظٌۭ ḥāfiẓun (is) a protector

Verse 5 - Surah At-Taariq: 4 words

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man observe from what he was created.

فَلْيَنظُرِ falyanẓuri So let see
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ l-insānu man
مِمَّ mimma from what
خُلِقَ khuliqa he is created

Verse 6 - Surah At-Taariq: 4 words

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

خُلِقَ khuliqa He is created
مِن min from
مَّآءٍۢ māin a water
دَافِقٍۢ dāfiqin ejected

Verse 7 - Surah At-Taariq: 5 words

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

يَخْرُجُ yakhruju Coming forth
مِنۢ min from
بَيْنِ bayni between
ٱلصُّلْبِ l-ṣul'bi the backbone
وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ wal-tarāibi and the ribs

Verse 8 - Surah At-Taariq: 4 words

إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

Indeed, Allah, to return him [to life], is Able.

إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, He
عَلَىٰ ʿalā to
رَجْعِهِۦ rajʿihi return him
لَقَادِرٌۭ laqādirun (is) Able

Verse 9 - Surah At-Taariq: 3 words

يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

يَوْمَ yawma (The) Day
تُبْلَى tub'lā will be tested
ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ l-sarāiru the secrets

Verse 10 - Surah At-Taariq: 6 words

فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

Then man will have no power or any helper.

فَمَا famā Then not
لَهُۥ lahu (is) for him
مِن min any
قُوَّةٍۢ quwwatin power
وَلَا walā and not
نَاصِرٍۢ nāṣirin any helper

Verse 11 - Surah At-Taariq: 3 words

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

By the sky which returns [rain]

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ wal-samāi By the sky
ذَاتِ dhāti which
ٱلرَّجْعِ l-rajʿi returns

Verse 12 - Surah At-Taariq: 3 words

وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

And [by] the earth which cracks open,

وَٱلْأَرْضِ wal-arḍi And the earth
ذَاتِ dhāti which
ٱلصَّدْعِ l-ṣadʿi cracks open

Verse 13 - Surah At-Taariq: 3 words

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

Indeed, the Qur'an is a decisive statement,

إِنَّهُۥ innahu Indeed, it
لَقَوْلٌۭ laqawlun (is) surely a Word
فَصْلٌۭ faṣlun decisive

Verse 14 - Surah At-Taariq: 3 words

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

And it is not amusement.

وَمَا wamā And not
هُوَ huwa it
بِٱلْهَزْلِ bil-hazli (is) for amusement

Verse 15 - Surah At-Taariq: 3 words

إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

Indeed, they are planning a plan,

إِنَّهُمْ innahum Indeed, they
يَكِيدُونَ yakīdūna are plotting
كَيْدًۭا kaydan a plot

Verse 16 - Surah At-Taariq: 2 words

وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

But I am planning a plan.

وَأَكِيدُ wa-akīdu But I am planning
كَيْدًۭا kaydan a plan

Verse 17 - Surah At-Taariq: 4 words

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

فَمَهِّلِ famahhili So give respite
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ l-kāfirīna (to) the disbelievers
أَمْهِلْهُمْ amhil'hum Give respite to them
رُوَيْدًۢا ruwaydan little

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Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ