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Tarık Suresi

Abul A'la Maududi • Tafhim commentary
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By the heaven, and the night-visitor,
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what do you know what the night-visitor is?
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It is the piercing star.
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There is no living being but there is a protector over it.[1]
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So let man consider of what he was created.[1]
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He was created of a gushing fluid,
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emanating from between the loins and the ribs.[1]
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Surely He (the Creator) has the power to bring him back (to life).[1]
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On the Day when man's deepest secrets shall be put to the test[1]
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he shall have no power, and no helper.
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By the heaven with its recurring cycle of rain,[1]
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and by the earth ever bursting with verdure,
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this (Qur'an) is surely a decisive Word,
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not a flippant jest.[1]
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They are devising a guile,[1]
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and I too am devising a guile.[1]
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So leave the unbelievers to themselves; respite them awhile.[1]