Surah 86:11
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وَٱلسَّمَآءِ ذَاتِ ٱلرَّجۡعِ
By the sky full of returning (rain),
وَٱلۡأَرۡضِ ذَاتِ ٱلصَّدۡعِ
by the earth full of cracks!
إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلٞ فَصۡلٞ
Surely it is a decisive word indeed!
وَمَا هُوَ بِٱلۡهَزۡلِ
It is no joke.
إِنَّهُمۡ يَكِيدُونَ كَيۡدٗا
Surely they are hatching a plot,
وَأَكِيدُ كَيۡدٗا
but I (too) am hatching a plot.
فَمَهِّلِ ٱلۡكَٰفِرِينَ أَمۡهِلۡهُمۡ رُوَيۡدَۢا
So let the disbelievers be, let them be for a little (while).
Ibn ‘Abbas said, "Ar-raj' means rain.” It has also been narrated from him that he said, “It means the clouds that contain rain.” He also said,
“This means that it rains and then it rains (again).” Qatadah said, “It returns the sustenance of the servants (creatures) every year. Were it not for this, they would all be destroyed and so would their cattle.”
{And the earth which splits.} Ibn 'Abbas said, “Splitting to bring forth plant growths.” This was also said by Said bin Jubayr, Ikrimah, Abu Malik, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, As-Suddi and others. Concerning Allah’s statement,
Ibn ‘Abbas said (Fasl is), “True.” Qatadah also said the same. Someone else said, “A just ruling.”
meaning, rather it is serious and true. Then Allah informs about the disbelievers saying that they reject Him and hinder others from His path. Allah says,
{Verily, they are but plotting a plot.} meaning, they plot against the people in their calling them to oppose the Qur’an. Then Allah says,
{So, give a respite to the disbelievers;} meaning, wait for them and do not be in haste concerning them.
{deal gently with them for a while.} meaning, a little while. This means that you will see what befalls them of torment, punishment and destruction. This is as Allah says,
This is the end of the Tafsir Surat At-Tariq, and unto Allah is all praise and thanks.