The Holy Quran 81:17 — Surah At-Takwir

Arabic text

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ

Translation

And (I swear by) the night when it departs (at dawn)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

or: “when it begins to depart”. Both meanings are found for this word.

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