Meccan·Surah 84

الانشقاق

Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Ayah 17

The Splitting Open

25 Ayahs·Verse 84:17
84:17

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

And [by] the night and what it envelops

Context in Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Nearby ayahs help place verse 84:17 in sequence and meaning.

بَلَىٰٓ إِنَّ رَبَّهُۥ كَانَ بِهِۦ بَصِيرًا

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

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

So I swear by the twilight glow

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

[That] you will surely experience state after state.