(17) And by the night as it closes in[1870]
[1870]- An alternative meaning is "as it departs."
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - صحيح انترناشونال
 17. And by the night as it departs.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And by the night when it darkens, (Or: swarms)
— Dr. Ghali - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And by the night as it departs;
— Muhsin Khan - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And the close of night,
— Pickthall - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And the Night as it dissipates;
— Yusuf Ali - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

And by the night as it closes in
— Sahih International - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

(81:17) and by the night as it recedes,
— Abul Ala Maududi(With tafsir) - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

by the night that descends,
— Abdul Haleem - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

and by the night when it departs,
— Mufti Taqi Usmani - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

and the night as it falls
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran - English translation
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا عَسۡعَسَ

and the night as it falls
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab - English translation
and by the night as it departs,
— الترجمة الإنجليزية - مركز رواد الترجمة
17. He took an oath by the first part of the night when it approaches, and the last part when it recedes.
— الترجمة الإنجليزية للمختصر في تفسير القرآن الكريم
and by the night as it comes darkening on,
— ترجمة معاني القرآن الكريم - عادل صلاحي