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Chapter 86 · 17 Verses

The Bright Star

سُوۡرَةُ الطّارقAl-Taareq

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بِسۡمِ ٱللهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, The Most Gracious, The Most Merciful.

86:1

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ ١

By the sky and Al-Taareq.

86:2

وَمَآ أَدۡرَٮٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ ٢

Do you know what Al-Taareq is?

86:3

ٱلنَّجۡمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ ٣

The bright star.

86:4

إِن كُلُّ نَفۡسٍ۬ لَّمَّا عَلَيۡہَا حَافِظٌ۬ ٤

Absolutely, everyone is well guarded.

86:5

فَلۡيَنظُرِ ٱلۡإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ٥

Let the human reflect on his creation.

86:6

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ۬ دَافِقٍ۬ ٦

He was created from ejected liquid.

86:7

يَخۡرُجُ مِنۢ بَيۡنِ ٱلصُّلۡبِ وَٱلتَّرَآٮِٕبِ ٧

From between the spine and the viscera.

86:8

إِنَّهُ ۥ عَلَىٰ رَجۡعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌ۬ ٨

He is certainly able to resurrect him.

86:9

يَوۡمَ تُبۡلَى ٱلسَّرَآٮِٕرُ ٩

The day all secrets become known.

86:10

فَمَا لَهُ ۥ مِن قُوَّةٍ۬ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ۬ ١٠

He will have no power, nor a helper.

86:11

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ ١١

By the sky that returns (the water).

86:12

وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ ١٢

By the Earth that cracks (to grow plants).

86:13

إِنَّهُ ۥ لَقَوۡلٌ۬ فَصۡلٌ۬ ١٣

This is a serious narration.

86:14

وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ ١٤

Not to be taken lightly.

Proofs and revelations

86:13 and 86:14:

 

Revealed: The Allah letters are 5 and 6 in each verse, revealing the diff. of 1.

Revealed: The messenger’s letters are 6 and 6 in each verse, proclaiming the Glorified Name of Allah.

 

86:15

إِنَّہُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدً۬ا ١٥

They plot and scheme.

86:16

وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدً۬ا ١٦

But so do I.

86:17

فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا ١٧

Just respite the disbelievers a short respite.

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