Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Verse 16

The Sundering · 84:16 · 16/25

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

Fala oqsimu bishshafaq

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

So I swear by the twilight glow

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

I swear by the glow of sunset,

Marmaduke Pickthall

Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

So I do call to witness the ruddy glow of Sunset;

Mufti Taqi Usmani

So, I swear by the twilight (after sunset),

Al-Hilali & Khan

So I swear by the afterglow of sunset;

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

Nay; I swear by the twilight;

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

BUT NAY! I call to witness the sunset's [fleeting] afterglow,