سورة التّکویر

Surah Al-Takwîr 81:17

Losing of the Light · Verse 17 of 29

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And (I call to witness) the night when its darkness begins to depart,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And the Night as it dissipates;

Ahmed Ali

The closing night,

12 more translations

Ali Unal

And by the night as it inclines to depart,

Daryabadi

And by the night when it departeth,

Faridul Haque

And by oath of the night when it turns back.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the night when it departs.

Maulvi Sher Ali

And I call to witness the night as it draws to a close,

Muhammad Asad

and the night as it darkly falls,

Muhammad Musin Khan

And by the night as it departs;

Muhammad Pickthall

And the close of night,

Muhammad Sarwar

and sit during the day, or by the darkening night

Muhammed ali Shakir

And the night when it departs,

Rashad Khalifa

By the night as it falls.

Shabbir Ahmed

And the Night as it slowly closes upon.

Commentary 81:17 After presenting the heavenly signs of the planets, some of the earthly phenomena are taken into consideration. “When the night begins to depart”, the…

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

81:17 After presenting the heavenly signs of the planets, some of the earthly phenomena are taken into consideration. “When the night begins to depart”, the dawn appears with all its glory. Similar are the gloomy conditions on earth when the Divine Revelations are sent to the people for their enlightenment and guidance.