84:17
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
The Splitting Open
وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops
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.