Quran 84:16

Surah Al-Inshiqaq, Verse 16

Verse 16 of 25 in Surah Al-Inshiqaq (الإنشقاق), chapter 84 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

EnglishSaheeh International: So I swear by the twilight glow
TamilJan Trust Foundation: இன்னும், அந்திச் செவ்வானத்தின் மீது நான் சத்தியம் செய்கின்றேன்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද ගොම්මන මත ද මම දිවුරමි.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: مجھے شفق کی قسم ! اور رات کی!
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: わたしは，落日の夕映えによって誓う。
ChineseMa Jian: 我以晚霞盟誓，

Tafsir of 84:16

Swearing by the Various Stages of Man's Journey It has been reported from `Ali, Ibn `Abbas, `Ubadah bin As-Samit, Abu Hurayrah, Shaddad bin Aws, Ibn `Umar, Muhammad bin `Ali bin Al-Husayn, Makhul, Bakr bin `Abdullah Al-Muzani, Bukayr bin Al-Ashaj, Malik, Ibn Abi Dhi'b, and `Abdul-`Aziz bin Abi Salamah Al-Majishun, they all said, "Ash-Shafaq is the redness (in the sky).`Abdur-Razzaq recorded from Abu Hurayrah that he said, "Ash-Shafaq is the whiteness." So Ash-Shafaq is the redness of the horizon, either before sunset, as Mujahid said or after sunset, as is well known with the scholars of the Arabic Language. Al-Khalil bin Ahmad said, "Ash-Shafaq is the redness that appears from the setting of sun until the time of the last `Isha' (when it is completely dark).…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)