Surah 84 · verse 16
Al-Inshiqaq 84:16
Sign in to listenفَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
fa-la uqsimu bi-shafaq
So I swear by the twilight glow
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 13Verse 16 Verse 17
إِنَّهُ كَانَ فِي أَهْلِهِ مَسْرُورًا
Indeed, he had [once] been among his people in happiness;
Verse 14إِنَّهُ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ
Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].
Verse 15بَلَىٰ إِنَّ رَبَّهُ كَانَ بِهِ بَصِيرًا
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
So I swear by the twilight glow
وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Verse 18وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Verse 19لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
