Meccan·Surah 84

الانشقاق

Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Ayah 16

The Splitting Open

25 Ayahs·Verse 84:16
84:16

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

So I swear by the twilight glow

Context in Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Nearby ayahs help place verse 84:16 in sequence and meaning.

إِنَّهُۥ ظَنَّ أَن لَّن يَحُورَ

Indeed, he had thought he would never return [to Allah].

بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

But yes! Indeed, his Lord was ever of him, Seeing.

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

And [by] the night and what it envelops

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

And [by] the moon when it becomes full