Ash-Shams • EN-TAFSIR-MAARIF-UL-QURAN
﴿ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا ﴾
“and the night as it veils it darkly!”
The fourth oath is taken thus: وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَاهَا (and by the night when it envelops him,...91:4). In other words, when it [ the night ] sets in, the brightness of the sun is concealed [ and only darkness prevails ]. '