Surah 84 · verse 17
Al-Inshiqaq 84:17
Sign in to listenوَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
wal-layl wa-ma wasaq
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
Verse 14Verse 17 Verse 18
إِنَّهُ 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.
Verse 16فَلَا أُقْسِمُ بِالشَّفَقِ
So I swear by the twilight glow
وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
Verse 19لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ
[That] you will surely experience state after state.
Verse 20فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
