Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق)
Chapter 84 · The Sundering · Juz 30
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
Wallaili wa maa wasaq
And [by] the night and what it envelops
Quran 84:17 — Surah Al-Inshiqaq
This is verse 17 of 25 in Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الانشقاق), meaning “The Sundering”. It is a Meccan surah — revealed in Makkah before the Hijrah. This verse is located in Juz 30 (Part 30) of the Quran.
Surah Al-Inshiqaq is the 84th chapter of the Holy Quran and contains 25 verses (ayat). You can listen to this surah with audio recitation and follow along with transliteration on QuranMakkah.com.
To pronounce this verse, follow the transliteration below. Each syllable represents the Arabic sounds written in Latin letters:
Wallaili wa maa wasaq
بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًۭا
But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.
فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ
So I swear by the twilight glow
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍۢ
[That] you will surely experience state after state.