وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ ١٧
And by the night as it closes in1
Translation: Saheeh International (English)
1 An alternative meaning is "as it departs."
Word by word
Each word's meaning and sound
- وَٱلَّيۡلِAnd the nightwa-al-layli
- إِذَاwhenidhā
- عَسۡعَسَit departsʿasʿasa
Tafsir
He took an oath by the first part of the night when it approaches, and the last part when it recedes.
Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran