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and the night as it darkly falls
by the night swarming
And the Night as it dissipates
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا عَسْعَسَ
wa-al-layli idhā ʿasʿasa
and ˹by˺ the night as it departs
And the night when it departs,
Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
and the night as it darkly falls
And the close of night
And the Night as it dissipates
and the night as it falls
and by the night as it recedes
and the night that falls
And the night when it departs
and by the night when it swarmed
and night as it draws on,
and by the night as it departs;
And by the night when it darkens—
by the night as it approaches
By the night as it departs.
And by the night as it recedes
and the night when it departed
by the night as it dissipates
And by the night when it darkens, (Or: swarms
and sit during the day, or by the darkening nigh
and by the night when it departs
And the Night as it slowly closes upon
And the night as it departs
And the night as it comes to an end
And by the night as it closes i
And the night when it passes.
by the night that descends
And by the night when it departeth
The closing night
and by the night when it draws in,
And by the night as it inclines to depart
by the night as it approaches
And the Night when it departs
and by the night when it turns dark
And the night as it disappears
by the fall of the night,
and by the night as it recedes
And by the night as it moves
Controversial or status undetermined works
And by the night when it departs.
By the night as it falls
by the night when it approache
And the night when it departs
And the night when/if (it) passed/lightened
And the night as it disappears
And by oath of the night when it turns back
And I call to witness the night as it draws to a close
The night when it passes.
And by the night when its darkness tapers off
And (I call to witness) the night when its darkness begins to depart
And by the night as it departs
Non-Muslim and/or Orientalist works
by the night swarming
and by the night, when it cometh on
Nor by the night when darkness draws on
And by the night when it cometh darkening on
by the night, when it darkens
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
and (Wa) the night (Ellai'li) when (Izaa) it grows dark (Äs'äs),
And by the night when its darkness comes along.
By the night when it departs:
And the night when it darkens,
[I attest by] the night as it dissipates…
By the night as its darkness comes and goes.
and night as it draws on,
And by the night as it darkens.
and by the night as it comes darkening on,
by the night as it approaches,
And by the night as it closes in,
And by the night when it `As`as.
and the night as it closes in,
"and the night as it darkens,"
And (by) the night when it ends
And by the night when she feels her way and then softly moves away
and the night when it comes (and goes),
By the night when it comes on.
Obsolete and/or older editions
And the Night as it dissipates
And the night when it passes.
And the night when it passes
And the night when it departs
Waallayli itha AAasAAasa