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Surah An-Najm — 53:57

أَزِفَتِ ٱلْـَٔازِفَةُ

Azifatil laazifah

Zbliża się to, co nieuchronne.

The looming hour draws near.

Reflection

Verb and subject come from a single root here, so the hour is named by the very thing it does, pressing close. Al-azifa stands as a name for it in only one other place, at 40:18, where that day is described with hearts risen into throats. The next line answers with a matching feminine participle, the one who uncovers, and reserves that office for God alone — the hour can be named and still not be dated.

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