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Sūrah 51 · Verse 18

Adh-Dhaariyat 51:18

الذاريات

وَبِٱلْأَسْحَارِ هُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

Meaning

and before dawn they would seek forgiveness[5],

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

Meaning: English Translation - Rowwad Translation Center. Translated by the team of the Rowwad Translation Center, in cooperation with the Rabwah Dawah Association, the Islamic Content Service Association in Languages, and the IslamHouse.com website. Version 1.0.19, 2026-03-12. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

And in the hours before dawn they would ask forgiveness,

Meaning: English Translation - Noor International Center. Issued by Noor International Center. Version 1.1.2, 2025-06-24. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

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

Meaning: English Translation - Hilali and Khan. Translated by Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali and Muhammad Muhsin Khan. Version 1.1.2, 2025-09-04. QuranEnc.com

Meaning

And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness,

Meaning: English Translation - Mohammed Marmaduke Pickthall. The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930), as distributed by the Tanzil Project (last update 4 September 2010). Version 2010-09-04, 2010-09-04. Tanzil

Adh-Dhaariyat

The Arabic is Tanzil’s text, unchanged. The meanings are their publishers’ editions, unchanged; Sabīl’s own reviewers have not yet examined them. Arabic: Tanzil Uthmani text, version 1.1. Source: tanzil.net