The Holy Quran 81:18 — Surah At-Takwir

Arabic text

وَٱلصُّبْحِ إِذَا تَنَفَّسَ

Translation

...and by the morning when it takes a breath (arrives at dawn).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

An oath by the morning when it breathes: Shah Abd al-Aziz ﵀ writes: the sun, as it were, has been likened to a fish swimming in a river, and the spreading of its light before sunrise has been compared to the breathing of a fish: just as a fish passes through a river hidden from view, and with its breathing the water sprays up and scatters, such is the state…

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