التكوير
At-Takwir
Surah 81
Verse 18
التكوير
The Overthrowing • makkah
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العربیّا عثمانی (Arabic Uthmani)
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
English - Five Volume Translation
English - Short Commentary Translation
English - Topics
81:18
English - Hazrat Molavi Sher Ali ra
And I call to witness the night as it passes away,
English - Five Volume Translation
And I call to witness the night as it passes away,[4604]
Important Words:
عسعس (passes away) means, he went round by night to guard the people; he made search by night after suspected persons. عسعس اللیل means, the night came on with its darkness; the night departed; the night was dark (Lane & Aqrab).
Commentary:
This and the next verse mean that with the advent of the Promised Messiah, the night of moral decline and degradation of Muslims will begin to depart, giving place to the dawn of a great and glorious future for Islam.
English - Short Commentary Translation
And I call to witness the night as it draws to a close,