Surah At-Tariq, Ayah 4 (86:4)

ٱلطَّارِق

إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ

Quran 86:4 is ayah 4 of Surah At-Tariq (“The Nightcommer”), a Meccan surah of 17 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 591 of the Madani Mushaf.

86:4
إِنكُلُّنَفْسٍلَّمَّاعَلَيْهَاحَافِظٌ٤
in kullu nafsin lammā ʿalayhā ḥāfiẓun

There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.(4)

Word by word

  1. إِنinNot
  2. كُلُّkullu(is) every
  3. نَفْسٍnafsinsoul
  4. لَّمَّاlammābut
  5. عَلَيْهَاʿalayhāover it
  6. حَافِظٌḥāfiẓun(is) a protector

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