Tafsir Muyassar at-Tariq الطَّارِق (The Morning Star, The Nightcomer) 17 verses · Meccan

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
وَالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ
Abdel Haleem
By the sky and the night-comer––
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله سبحانه بالسماء والنجم الذي يطرق ليلا وما أدراك ما عِظَمُ هذا النجم؟ هو النجم المضيء المتوهِّج. ما كل نفس إلا أوكل بها مَلَك رقيب يحفظ عليها أعمالها لتحاسب عليها يوم القيامة.

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وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ
Abdel Haleem
What will explain to you what the night-comer is
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله سبحانه بالسماء والنجم الذي يطرق ليلا وما أدراك ما عِظَمُ هذا النجم؟ هو النجم المضيء المتوهِّج. ما كل نفس إلا أوكل بها مَلَك رقيب يحفظ عليها أعمالها لتحاسب عليها يوم القيامة.

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النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ
Abdel Haleem
The piercing star––
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله سبحانه بالسماء والنجم الذي يطرق ليلا وما أدراك ما عِظَمُ هذا النجم؟ هو النجم المضيء المتوهِّج. ما كل نفس إلا أوكل بها مَلَك رقيب يحفظ عليها أعمالها لتحاسب عليها يوم القيامة.

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إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ
Abdel Haleem
there is a watcher over every soul
King Fahd Quran Complex

أقسم الله سبحانه بالسماء والنجم الذي يطرق ليلا وما أدراك ما عِظَمُ هذا النجم؟ هو النجم المضيء المتوهِّج. ما كل نفس إلا أوكل بها مَلَك رقيب يحفظ عليها أعمالها لتحاسب عليها يوم القيامة.

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فَلْيَنظُرِ الْإِنسَانُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ
Abdel Haleem
Man should reflect on what he was created from
King Fahd Quran Complex

فلينظر الإنسان المنكر للبعث مِمَّ خُلِقَ؟ ليعلم أن إعادة خلق الإنسان ليست أصعب من خلقه أوّلا خلق من منيٍّ منصبٍّ بسرعة في الرحم، يخرج من بين صلب الرجل وصدر المرأة. إن الذي خلق الإنسان من هذا الماء لَقادر على رجعه إلى الحياة بعد الموت.

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خُلِقَ مِن مَّاءٍ دَافِقٍ
Abdel Haleem
He is created from spurting fluid
King Fahd Quran Complex

فلينظر الإنسان المنكر للبعث مِمَّ خُلِقَ؟ ليعلم أن إعادة خلق الإنسان ليست أصعب من خلقه أوّلا خلق من منيٍّ منصبٍّ بسرعة في الرحم، يخرج من بين صلب الرجل وصدر المرأة. إن الذي خلق الإنسان من هذا الماء لَقادر على رجعه إلى الحياة بعد الموت.

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يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَائِبِ
Abdel Haleem
then he emerges from between the backbone and breastbone
King Fahd Quran Complex

فلينظر الإنسان المنكر للبعث مِمَّ خُلِقَ؟ ليعلم أن إعادة خلق الإنسان ليست أصعب من خلقه أوّلا خلق من منيٍّ منصبٍّ بسرعة في الرحم، يخرج من بين صلب الرجل وصدر المرأة. إن الذي خلق الإنسان من هذا الماء لَقادر على رجعه إلى الحياة بعد الموت.

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إِنَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ
Abdel Haleem
God is certainly able to bring him back to life
King Fahd Quran Complex

فلينظر الإنسان المنكر للبعث مِمَّ خُلِقَ؟ ليعلم أن إعادة خلق الإنسان ليست أصعب من خلقه أوّلا خلق من منيٍّ منصبٍّ بسرعة في الرحم، يخرج من بين صلب الرجل وصدر المرأة. إن الذي خلق الإنسان من هذا الماء لَقادر على رجعه إلى الحياة بعد الموت.

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يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَائِرُ
Abdel Haleem
On the Day when secrets are laid bar
King Fahd Quran Complex

يوم تُخْتَبر السرائر فيما أخفته، ويُمَيَّز الصالح منها من الفاسد، فما للإنسان من قوة يدفع بها عن نفسه، وما له من ناصر يدفع عنه عذاب الله.

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فَمَا لَهُ مِن قُوَّةٍ وَلَا نَاصِرٍ
Abdel Haleem
he will have no power and no one to help him
King Fahd Quran Complex

يوم تُخْتَبر السرائر فيما أخفته، ويُمَيَّز الصالح منها من الفاسد، فما للإنسان من قوة يدفع بها عن نفسه، وما له من ناصر يدفع عنه عذاب الله.

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وَالسَّمَاءِ ذَاتِ الرَّجْعِ
Abdel Haleem
By the sky and its recurring rain
King Fahd Quran Complex

والسماء ذات المطر المتكرر، والأرض ذات التشقق بما يتخللها من نبات، إن القرآن لقول فصل بَيْنَ الحق والباطل، وما هو بالهزل. ولا يجوز للمخلوق أن يقسم بغير الله، وإلا فقد أشرك.

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وَالْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ الصَّدْعِ
Abdel Haleem
by the earth that cracks open
King Fahd Quran Complex

والسماء ذات المطر المتكرر، والأرض ذات التشقق بما يتخللها من نبات، إن القرآن لقول فصل بَيْنَ الحق والباطل، وما هو بالهزل. ولا يجوز للمخلوق أن يقسم بغير الله، وإلا فقد أشرك.

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إِنَّهُ لَقَوْلٌ فَصْلٌ
Abdel Haleem
This is truly a decisive statement
King Fahd Quran Complex

والسماء ذات المطر المتكرر، والأرض ذات التشقق بما يتخللها من نبات، إن القرآن لقول فصل بَيْنَ الحق والباطل، وما هو بالهزل. ولا يجوز للمخلوق أن يقسم بغير الله، وإلا فقد أشرك.

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وَمَا هُوَ بِالْهَزْلِ
Abdel Haleem
it is not something to be taken lightly
King Fahd Quran Complex

والسماء ذات المطر المتكرر، والأرض ذات التشقق بما يتخللها من نبات، إن القرآن لقول فصل بَيْنَ الحق والباطل، وما هو بالهزل. ولا يجوز للمخلوق أن يقسم بغير الله، وإلا فقد أشرك.

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إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًا
Abdel Haleem
They plot and scheme
King Fahd Quran Complex

إن المكذبين للرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وللقرآن، يكيدون ويدبرون؛ ليدفعوا بكيدهم الحق ويؤيدوا الباطل، وأكيد كيدًا لإظهار الحق، ولو كره الكافرون، فلا تستعجل لهم -أيها الرسول- بطلب إنزال العقاب بهم، بل أمهلهم وأنظرهم قليلا ولا تستعجل لهم، وسترى ما يحلُّ بهم من العذاب والنكال والعقوبة والهلاك.

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وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًا
Abdel Haleem
but so do I
King Fahd Quran Complex

إن المكذبين للرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وللقرآن، يكيدون ويدبرون؛ ليدفعوا بكيدهم الحق ويؤيدوا الباطل، وأكيد كيدًا لإظهار الحق، ولو كره الكافرون، فلا تستعجل لهم -أيها الرسول- بطلب إنزال العقاب بهم، بل أمهلهم وأنظرهم قليلا ولا تستعجل لهم، وسترى ما يحلُّ بهم من العذاب والنكال والعقوبة والهلاك.

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فَمَهِّلِ الْكَافِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًا
Abdel Haleem
[Prophet], let the disbelievers be, let them be for a while
King Fahd Quran Complex

إن المكذبين للرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم، وللقرآن، يكيدون ويدبرون؛ ليدفعوا بكيدهم الحق ويؤيدوا الباطل، وأكيد كيدًا لإظهار الحق، ولو كره الكافرون، فلا تستعجل لهم -أيها الرسول- بطلب إنزال العقاب بهم، بل أمهلهم وأنظرهم قليلا ولا تستعجل لهم، وسترى ما يحلُّ بهم من العذاب والنكال والعقوبة والهلاك.

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