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Surah At-Tariq for Kids

سورة الطارق

The Nightcommer · 17 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah At-Tariq about?

By the sky and the bright night star! Allah has placed a guardian over every single soul, watching over us all the time. Surah At-Tariq (The Nightcommer) is surah number 86 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 17 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 30 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah At-Tariq full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

    By the sky and the night comer

  2. 2

    وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

  3. 3

    ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

    It is the piercing star

  4. 4

    إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

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

  5. 5

    فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

    So let man observe from what he was created.

  6. 6

    خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

    He was created from a fluid, ejected,

  7. 7

    يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

    Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.

  8. 8

    إِنَّهُۥ عَلَىٰ رَجْعِهِۦ لَقَادِرٌۭ

    Indeed, He [i.e., Allāh], to return him [to life], is Able.

  9. 9

    يَوْمَ تُبْلَى ٱلسَّرَآئِرُ

    The Day when secrets will be put on trial,

  10. 10

    فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن قُوَّةٍۢ وَلَا نَاصِرٍۢ

    Then he [i.e., man] will have no power or any helper.

  11. 11

    وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجْعِ

    By the sky which sends back

  12. 12

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدْعِ

    And [by] the earth which splits,

  13. 13

    إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلٌۭ فَصْلٌۭ

    Indeed, it [i.e., the Qur’ān] is a decisive statement,

  14. 14

    وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلْهَزْلِ

    And it is not amusement.

  15. 15

    إِنَّهُمْ يَكِيدُونَ كَيْدًۭا

    Indeed, they are planning a plan,

  16. 16

    وَأَكِيدُ كَيْدًۭا

    But I am planning a plan.

  17. 17

    فَمَهِّلِ ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ أَمْهِلْهُمْ رُوَيْدًۢا

    So allow time for the disbelievers. Leave them awhile.

Surah At-Tariq word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiBy the sky
وَٱلطَّارِقِwal-ṭāriqiand the night comer
وَمَآwamāAnd what
أَدْرَىٰكَadrākacan make you know
مَاmāwhat
ٱلطَّارِقُl-ṭāriquthe night comer (is)
ٱلنَّجْمُal-najmu(It is) the star
ٱلثَّاقِبُl-thāqibuthe piercing
إِنinNot
كُلُّkullu(is) every
نَفْسٍۢnafsinsoul
لَّمَّاlammābut
عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover it
حَافِظٌۭḥāfiẓun(is) a protector
فَلْيَنظُرِfalyanẓuriSo let see
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُl-insānuman
مِمَّmimmafrom what
خُلِقَkhuliqahe is created
خُلِقَkhuliqaHe is created
مِنminfrom
مَّآءٍۢmāina water
دَافِقٍۢdāfiqinejected
يَخْرُجُyakhrujuComing forth
مِنۢminfrom
بَيْنِbaynibetween
ٱلصُّلْبِl-ṣul'bithe backbone
وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِwal-tarāibiand the ribs
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, He
عَلَىٰʿalāto
رَجْعِهِۦrajʿihireturn him
لَقَادِرٌۭlaqādirun(is) Able
يَوْمَyawma(The) Day
تُبْلَىtub'lāwill be tested
ٱلسَّرَآئِرُl-sarāiruthe secrets
فَمَاfamāThen not
لَهُۥlahu(is) for him
مِنminany
قُوَّةٍۢquwwatinpower
وَلَاwalāand not
نَاصِرٍۢnāṣirinany helper
وَٱلسَّمَآءِwal-samāiBy the sky
ذَاتِdhātiwhich
ٱلرَّجْعِl-rajʿireturns
وَٱلْأَرْضِwal-arḍiAnd the earth
ذَاتِdhātiwhich
ٱلصَّدْعِl-ṣadʿicracks open
إِنَّهُۥinnahuIndeed, it
لَقَوْلٌۭlaqawlun(is) surely a Word
فَصْلٌۭfaṣlundecisive
وَمَاwamāAnd not
هُوَhuwait
بِٱلْهَزْلِbil-hazli(is) for amusement
إِنَّهُمْinnahumIndeed, they
يَكِيدُونَyakīdūnaare plotting
كَيْدًۭاkaydana plot
وَأَكِيدُwa-akīduBut I am planning
كَيْدًۭاkaydana plan
فَمَهِّلِfamahhiliSo give respite
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَl-kāfirīna(to) the disbelievers
أَمْهِلْهُمْamhil'humGive respite to them
رُوَيْدًۢاruwaydanlittle

How to memorize Surah At-Tariq

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah At-Tariq three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 17 ayat, split it into 4 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
  4. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah At-Tariq facts

Surah number
86
Ayat
17
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Page 591
Position in Noor Garden path
30 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah At-Tariq for kids?

By the sky and the bright night star! Allah has placed a guardian over every single soul, watching over us all the time. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah At-Tariq?

Surah At-Tariq has 17 ayat. Many children need one to two weeks of short daily practice, adding a few ayat each day and reviewing the ones already learned.

Is Surah At-Tariq Makki or Madani?

Surah At-Tariq is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 86 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.