Surah Adh-Dhariyat (الذاريات) • The Winnowing Winds

Quran 51:18

51:18

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

wabil-asḥāri hum yastaghfirūna

And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

— Saheeh International

praying at dawn for God’s forgiveness,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for forgiveness.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

Juz 26Page 521meccan

Word by Word

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِwabil-asḥāriAnd in the hours before dawn
هُمْhumthey
يَسْتَغْفِرُونَyastaghfirūnawould ask forgiveness