Meccan·Surah 86

الطارق

Surah At-Tariq — Ayah 5

The Morning Star

17 Ayahs·Verse 86:5
86:5

فَلْيَنظُرِ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ

So let man observe from what he was created.

Context in Surah At-Tariq

Nearby ayahs help place verse 86:5 in sequence and meaning.

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.

خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ

He was created from a fluid, ejected,

يَخْرُجُ مِنۢ بَيْنِ ٱلصُّلْبِ وَٱلتَّرَآئِبِ

Emerging from between the backbone and the ribs.