Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Part 4
Ayahs 16–20 with word-by-word meanings. Read the bilingual lesson for Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Part 4 and test your understanding with a focused quiz.
Lesson
1. Surah Al-Inshiqaq — Part 4
Continue the word-by-word study of Surah Al-Inshiqaq with ayahs 16–20.
2. فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ﴿١٦﴾
So I swear by the twilight glow
- فَلَآ أُقْسِمُ بِٱلشَّفَقِ ﴿١٦﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَلَآ | But nay |
| أُقْسِمُ | I swear |
| بِٱلشَّفَقِ | by the twilight glow |
3. وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ﴿١٧﴾
And [by] the night and what it envelops
- وَٱلَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ ﴿١٧﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَٱلَّيْلِ | And the night |
| وَمَا | and what |
| وَسَقَ | it envelops |
4. وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ﴿١٨﴾
And [by] the moon when it becomes full
- وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا ٱتَّسَقَ ﴿١٨﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| وَٱلْقَمَرِ | And the moon |
| إِذَا | when |
| ٱتَّسَقَ | it becomes full |
5. لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ ﴿١٩﴾
[That] you will surely embark upon [i.e., experience] state after state.
- لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَن طَبَقٍ ﴿١٩﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| لَتَرْكَبُنَّ | You will surely embark |
| طَبَقًا | (to) stage |
| عَن | from |
| طَبَقٍۢ | stage |
6. فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾
So what is [the matter] with them [that] they do not believe,
- فَمَا لَهُمْ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿٢٠﴾
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَمَا | So what |
| لَهُمْ | (is) for them |
| لَا | not |
| يُؤْمِنُونَ | they believe |
7. Summary
Review the word-by-word meanings from ayahs 16–20 of Surah Al-Inshiqaq.
| Word | Meaning |
|---|
| فَلَآ | But nay |
| أُقْسِمُ | I swear |
| بِٱلشَّفَقِ | by the twilight glow |
| وَٱلَّيْلِ | And the night |
| وَمَا | and what |
| وَسَقَ | it envelops |
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