Meccan·Surah 86

الطارق

Surah At-Tariq — Ayah 4

The Morning Star

17 Ayahs·Verse 86:4
86:4

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ

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

Context in Surah At-Tariq

Nearby ayahs help place verse 86:4 in sequence and meaning.

وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ

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

ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ

It is the piercing star -

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man observe from what he was created.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍۢ دَافِقٍۢ

He was created from a fluid, ejected,