The Overthrowing, The Cessation — Verse 17
81:17 · at-Takwir
The Overthrowing, The Cessation 81:17
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وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa
by the night that descends
and by the night as it departs;
And by the night when it departeth
The closing night
And by the night as it closes in,
and by the night when it draws in,
by the night as it approaches
And by the night as it inclines to depart
And (I call to witness) the night when its darkness begins to depart
by the night swarming
and by the night when it turns dark
And the night as it disappears
And the night as it disappears
By the night as its darkness comes and goes.
Nor by the night when darkness draws on
And by oath of the night when it turns back
And by the night when its darkness comes along.
and by the night, when it cometh on
And the Night when it departs
by the night when it approache
And by the night when it cometh darkening on
and the night when it departed
and by the night when it swarmed
[I attest by] the night as it dissipates…
by the night as it dissipates
and by the night as it recedes
And the night when it departs
and the night when it comes (and goes),
And by the night as it moves
And by the night when its darkness tapers off
And the night when it passes
And the night when it passes.
And the night when it passes.
And the night when/if (it) passed/lightened
and the night as it darkly falls
And by the night when it darkens, (Or: swarms
And the close of night
and sit during the day, or by the darkening nigh
and by the night when it departs
By the night when it departs
And the night as it departs
By the night when it departs:
And by the night when she feels her way and then softly moves away
by the fall of the night,
and the night as it falls
And the night when it darkens,
by the night, when it darkens
By the night as it falls
and by the night as it recedes
and by the night as it recedes
And by the night as it darkens.
And (by) the night when it ends
and by the night as it comes darkening on,
And the Night as it slowly closes upon
And the night when it departs
And I call to witness the night as it draws to a close
by the night as it approaches
And the night as it comes to an end
And by the night as it settles.
And by the night as it recedes
"and the night as it darkens,"
And by the night as it closes i
By the night when it comes on.
And the Night as it dissipates
And the Night as it dissipates