Verse 1 — Surah At-Tariq 86:1
CONSIDER the heavens and that which comes in the night
Verse 2 — Surah At-Tariq 86:2
And what could make thee conceive what it is that comes in the night
Verse 3 — Surah At-Tariq 86:3
It is the star that pierces through [life's] darkness
Verse 4 — Surah At-Tariq 86:4
[for] no human being has ever been left unguarded
Verse 5 — Surah At-Tariq 86:5
LET MAN, then, observe out of what he has been created
Verse 6 — Surah At-Tariq 86:6
he has been created out of a seminal fluid
Verse 7 — Surah At-Tariq 86:7
issuing from between the loins [of man] and the pelvic arch [of woman]
Verse 8 — Surah At-Tariq 86:8
Now, verily, He [who thus creates man in the first instance] is well able to bring him back [to life]
Verse 9 — Surah At-Tariq 86:9
on the Day when all secrets will be laid bare
Verse 10 — Surah At-Tariq 86:10
and [man] will have neither strength nor helper
Verse 11 — Surah At-Tariq 86:11
Consider the heavens, ever-revolving
Verse 12 — Surah At-Tariq 86:12
and the earth, bursting forth with plants
Verse 13 — Surah At-Tariq 86:13
BEHOLD, this [divine writ] is indeed a word that between truth and falsehood
Verse 14 — Surah At-Tariq 86:14
and is no idle tale
Verse 15 — Surah At-Tariq 86:15
Behold, they [who refuse to accept it] devise many a false argument [to disprove its truth]
Verse 16 — Surah At-Tariq 86:16
but I shall bring all their scheming to nought
Verse 17 — Surah At-Tariq 86:17
Let, then, the deniers of the truth have their will: let them have their will for a little while