The Holy Quran 84:17 — Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Arabic text

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

Translation

...by the night, by what (whatever creation) the night envelopes...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The oath by the evening twilight: that is, people and animals who in the daytime leave their dwellings in search of livelihood and disperse here and there, at night draw in from all sides and gather each in its own abode.

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