Meccan·Surah 86

الطارق

Surah At-Tariq — Ayah 2

The Morning Star

17 Ayahs·Verse 86:2
86:2

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

Context in Surah At-Tariq

Nearby ayahs help place verse 86:2 in sequence and meaning.

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ

By the sky and the night comer -

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

It is the piercing star -

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

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