Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
"and from the evil of the black darkness whenever it descends
M. M. Pickthall
From the evil of the darkness when it is intense
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
From the mischief of Darkness as it overspreads
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
and from the evil of the night when it grows dark,
Safi Kaskas
and from the evil of the darkness when it settles
Wahiduddin Khan
from the evil of darkness as it descends
Shakir
And from the evil of the utterly dark night when it comes
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
and from the worst of the darkness of the night when the dark intensified,
T.B.Irving
and from the evil of dusk as it settles down,
Abdul Hye
and from the evil of the darkness (night) as it comes with its darkness,
The Study Quran
from the evil of darkness when it enshrouds
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
And from the evil of the darkness when it settles.
Talal Itani (2012)
And from the evil of the darkness as it gathers
Dr. Kamal Omar
and against the evil-effect of darkness when it has fully set
and from the mischief of darkness when it overspreads
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And from the evil of a dusky night when it overspreads (its gloom)
Muhammad Sarwar
I seek His protection against the evil of the invading darkness
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and from the evil of the dark night when it penetrates
Shabbir Ahmed
And from the evils of the darkness of Ignorance whenever and wherever it is encountered
Dr. Munir Munshey
"From the evil of darkness as it deepens (during the night)."
Syed Vickar Ahamed
"From the mischief of darkness as it spreads over
And from the evil of darkness when it settle
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
"And from the evil of darkness as it falls,"
Abdel Haleem
the harm in the night when darkness gathers
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And from the evil of the darken when it cometh
Ahmed Ali
And the evil of evening darkness when it overspreads
Aisha Bewley
and from the evil of the darkness when it gathers
Ali Ünal
"And from the evil of the darkness (of night) when it overspreads
Ali Quli Qara'i
and from the evil of the dark night when it settles
Hamid S. Aziz
And from the evil of the night when it cometh on
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and from the harm of darkness when it comes
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
From the harm of darkness as it overspreads
Musharraf Hussain
from the harm of the ever-darkening night,
Maududi
from the evil of night´s darkness when it spreads around
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
"And from the evil of murkiness as it falls,"
Mohammad Shafi
"And from the evil of darkness when it sets in,"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
And from the evil of the darkening one when it sets.
"From the evils of darkness as it falls
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
from the evil of the darkness when it gather
Maulana Muhammad Ali
And from the evil of intense darkness, when it comes
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
And from bad/evil/harm (of an) intense dark night/moon, when/if (it) penetrated through body pores/ spread/approached
Bijan Moeinian
from the evils taking place when God covers the earth with the darkness of night
Faridul Haque
“And from the evil of the matter that darkens when it sets.”
Sher Ali
`And from the evil of darkness when it overspreads
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (in particular) from the evil of the murky night when (its) darkness prevails
Amatul Rahman Omar
`And from the evil (that usually prevails in the times) of darkness when it overspreads (at night)
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
"And from the evil of the darkening (night) as it comes with its darkness; (or the moon as it sets or goes away)
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
and from the evil of darkness as it sets in
Munir Mezyed
The evil of darkness when it accumulates,
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
And from the harm of darkness when it sets in,
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
and from the evil of a dusky night when it darkens,
Linda “iLHam” Barto
[I seek refuge] from the corruption of darkness as it spreads.
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
and from the evil of dusk as it settles down,
Samy Mahdy
And from an evil of duskiness if it overspreads.
Sayyid Qutb
from the evil of darkness when it gathers
Thomas Cleary
and from the evil of darkness when it is encompassing,
Ahmed Hulusi
“From the evil of the darkness that settles in my mind preventing me from perceiving and comprehending...”
Torres Al Haneef (partial translation)
"and from the evil of the darkness when it spreads (and intensifies),"
"And counter to an evil process evolving under the umbrella of the night" or "to a heavenly body " if it happens to explode within or beyond one’s sight"
Mir Aneesuddin
and from the evil of the darkness (of night) when it overspreads,
The Wise Quran
And from the evil of night when it comes;