Meccan·Surah 84

الانشقاق

Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Ayah 18

The Splitting Open

25 Ayahs·Verse 84:18
84:18

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ

And [by] the moon when it becomes full

Context in Surah Al-Inshiqaq

Nearby ayahs help place verse 84:18 in sequence and meaning.

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

So I swear by the twilight glow

وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ

And [by] the night and what it envelops

لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ

[That] you will surely experience state after state.

فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,