Surah At-Takwir 81:17 — translation and meaning

التكوير · Verse 17 / 29 · Page 586

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Word by Word

وَاللَّيْلِ
wa-al-layli
And the night
إِذَا
idha
when
عَسْعَسَ
as'asa
it departs

Transliteration

Wallaili izaa 'as'as

Translation

And by the night as it closes in

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

He took an oath by the first part of the night when it approaches, and the last part when it recedes.

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

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