Surah Al-Inshiqaq 84:16 — translation and meaning

الانشقاق · Verse 16 / 25 · Page 589

فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ

Word by Word

فَلَا
fala
But nay!
أُقْسِمُ
uq'simu
I swear
بِالشَّفَقِ
bil-shafaqi
by the twilight glow

Transliteration

Falaaa uqsimu bishshafaq

Translation

So I swear by the twilight glow

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

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

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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