At-Takwir (التكوير)

Verse 17 of 29

Chapter 81 - The Overthrowing

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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Wallaili izaa 'as'as

And by the night as it closes in

Quran 81:17 - Surah At-Takwir

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Surrounding Verses

15

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلْخُنَّسِ

So I swear by the retreating stars -

16

ٱلْجَوَارِ ٱلْكُنَّسِ

Those that run [their courses] and disappear -

17

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

And by the night as it closes in

18

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the dawn when it breathes

19

إِنَّهُۥ لَقَوْلُ رَسُولٍۢ كَرِيمٍۢ

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