At-Tariq (الطارق)
Chapter 86 · The Morning Star · Juz 30
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
Quran 86:2 — Surah At-Tariq
This is verse 2 of 17 in Surah At-Tariq (الطارق), meaning “The Morning Star”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah At-Tariq is the 86th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 17 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wa maaa adraaka mattaariq
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَٱلطَّارِقِ
By the sky and the night comer -
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا ٱلطَّارِقُ
And what can make you know what is the night comer?
ٱلنَّجْمُ ٱلثَّاقِبُ
It is the piercing star -
إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌۭ
There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.