Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset, — Al Inshiqaaq 84:16 Pin
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فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ

Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,

Al Inshiqaaq 84:16

PICKTHALL ENGLISH MEANING

“Oh, I swear by the afterglow of sunset,”

Arabic Quran text from the Tanzil Project, reproduced verbatim. English meaning by Marmaduke Pickthall. Translation is not a replacement for the Arabic Quran.

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