So I swear by the twilight glow [84:16]
وَاللَّيْلِ وَمَا وَسَقَ
And [by] the night and what it envelops [84:17]
وَالْقَمَرِ إِذَا اتَّسَقَ
And [by] the moon when it becomes full [84:18]
لَتَرْكَبُنَّ طَبَقًا عَنْ طَبَقٍ
[That] you will surely experience state after state. [84:19]
If we consider the four phenomena by which oath is taken, it bears evidence to the subject which is forthcoming in the complement of the oath, that is, the condition of man never remains the same at all times.
