Surah At-Takwir (التكوير) • The Overthrowing

Quran 81:17

81:17

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

wa-al-layli idhā ʿasʿasa

And by the night as it closes in

— Saheeh International

by the night that descends,

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

And by the night as it departs.

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

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Word by Word

وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliAnd the night
إِذَاidhāwhen
عَسْعَسَʿasʿasait departs