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At-Takwir · 81:17

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وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And by the night as it closes in

Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing) · 81:17
Translation: Sahih International. Qur'an text: Uthmani script (The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia, quranenc.com), distributed via quran-json.
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  1. عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ

    81:14A soul will [then] know what it has brought [with it]

  2. فَلَآ أُقۡسِمُ بِٱلۡخُنَّسِ

    81:15So I swear by the retreating stars

  3. ٱلۡجَوَارِ ٱلۡكُنَّسِ

    81:16Those that run [their courses] and disappear

  4. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

    81:17And by the night as it closes in

  5. وَٱلصُّبۡحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

    81:18And by the dawn when it breathes

  6. إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوۡلُ رَسُولٖ كَرِيمٖ

    81:19[That] indeed, the Qur'an is a word [conveyed by] a noble messenger

  7. ذِي قُوَّةٍ عِندَ ذِي ٱلۡعَرۡشِ مَكِينٖ

    81:20[Who is] possessed of power and with the Owner of the Throne, secure [in position]

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