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Al-Inshiqaq 16

Ayah 16 of 25 · Meccan

فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ١٦

So I swear by the twilight glow

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

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Each word's meaning and sound

  1. فَلَآBut nayfalā
  2. أُقۡسِمُI swearuq'simu
  3. بِٱلشَّفَقِby the twilight glowbil-shafaqi

Tafsir

Allah took an oath by the redness that is in the horizon after the sun sets.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran