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Surah Adh-Dhariyat, Verse 18

سورة الذاريات، الآية ١٨

51:18 Juz 26 Hizb 52 Page 521 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 51:18

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ ۝١٨

Transliteration

wabil-asḥāri hum yastaghfirūna

Translation

And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

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Verse 18 of Surah Adh-Dhariyat (51:18), a Meccan surah, is in juz 26, on page 521 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 74 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 18

Al-Mukhtasar

And at the time of morning they seek forgiveness from Allah for their sins.

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Other translations of verse 18

and before dawn they would seek forgiveness5,

Notes

[5] Supererogatory prayers and supplications are recommended before dawn.

And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allâh) for forgiveness.

And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

And in the hour of early dawn, they (were found) praying for Forgiveness;

And in the morning they asked forgiveness.

And before dawn, it is they (who) would seek forgiveness.

Verse 18 word by word

  1. وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ wabil-asḥāri And in the hours before dawn س ح ر
  2. هُمْ hum they
  3. يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ yastaghfirūna would ask forgiveness غ ف ر

Verses related to verse 18

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Ali ’Imran 3:17

    ٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ وَٱلصَّٰدِقِينَ وَٱلْقَٰنِتِينَ وَٱلْمُنفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُسْتَغْفِرِينَ بِٱلْأَسْحَارِ

    The patient, the true, the obedient, those who spend [in the way of Allāh], and those who seek forgiveness before dawn.

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