Surah At-Taariq · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

إِن لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

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

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 3 roots in 3 of 6 words

Recitation · 6 points across 3 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Ghunnah1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī3

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

6 words · 19 letters · āyah 4 of 17

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 39:5 · Az-Zumarclose

    خَلَقَ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضَ بِٱلْحَقِّ يُكَوِّرُ ٱلَّيْلَ عَلَى ٱلنَّهَارِ وَيُكَوِّرُ ٱلنَّهَارَ عَلَى ٱلَّيْلِ وَسَخَّرَ ٱلشَّمْسَ وَٱلْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ يَجْرِى لِأَجَلٍ مُّسَمًّى أَلَا هُوَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْغَفَّٰرُ

    He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a…

  • Quran 16:16 · An-Nahlclose

    وَعَلَٰمَٰتٍ وَبِٱلنَّجْمِ هُمْ يَهْتَدُونَ

    And landmarks. And by the stars they are [also] guided.

  • Quran 91:6 · Ash-Shamsclose

    وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

    And [by] the earth and He who spread it

  • Quran 3:190 · Aal-i-Imraanclose

    إِنَّ فِى خَلْقِ ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَٱخْتِلَٰفِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ لَـَٔايَٰتٍ لِّأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ

    Indeed, in the creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the night and the day are signs for those of understanding.

  • Quran 81:15 · At-Takwirclose

    فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

    So I swear by the retreating stars -

  • Quran 80:18 · Abasaclose

    مِنْ أَىِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقَهُۥ

    From what substance did He create him?

Verses built from the same roots

Ranked by shared vocabulary (idf-cosine over each verse’s root-set). Shared words are a fact about form — they do not by themselves mean two verses are about the same thing.

  • Qaaf 50:322 shared roots

    هَٰذَا مَا تُوعَدُونَ لِكُلِّ أَوَّابٍ حَفِيظٍ

    ح-ف-ظك-ل-ل

  • Al-An'aam 6:1042 shared roots

    قَدْ جَآءَكُم بَصَآئِرُ مِن رَّبِّكُمْ فَمَنْ أَبْصَرَ فَلِنَفْسِهِۦ وَمَنْ عَمِىَ فَعَلَيْهَا وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍ

    ح-ف-ظن-ف-س

  • Al-Hijr 15:172 shared roots

    وَحَفِظْنَٰهَا مِن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ رَّجِيمٍ

    ح-ف-ظك-ل-ل

  • As-Saaffaat 37:72 shared roots

    وَحِفْظًا مِّن كُلِّ شَيْطَٰنٍ مَّارِدٍ

    ح-ف-ظك-ل-ل

  • Saba 34:212 shared roots

    وَمَا كَانَ لَهُۥ عَلَيْهِم مِّن سُلْطَٰنٍ إِلَّا لِنَعْلَمَ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِمَّنْ هُوَ مِنْهَا فِى شَكٍّ وَرَبُّكَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

    ح-ف-ظك-ل-ل

  • Hud 11:572 shared roots

    فَإِن تَوَلَّوْا۟ فَقَدْ أَبْلَغْتُكُم مَّآ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦٓ إِلَيْكُمْ وَيَسْتَخْلِفُ رَبِّى قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّونَهُۥ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ رَبِّى عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ حَفِيظٌ

    ح-ف-ظك-ل-ل

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 86:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 86:4 include Quran 39:5 (Surah Az-Zumar), Quran 16:16 (Surah An-Nahl), Quran 91:6 (Surah Ash-Shams), and Quran 3:190 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan). For example, 39:5 reads: “He created the heavens and earth in truth. He wraps the night over the day and wraps the day over the night and has subjected the sun and the moon, each running [its course] for a…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 86:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 86:4 (Surah At-Taariq, The Morning Star) reads: “There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.”

Which surah is verse 86:4 in?

Quran 86:4 is āyah 4 of Surah At-Taariq (The Morning Star), chapter 86 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 17 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 86:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 86:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.