and before dawn they would seek forgiveness

﴿وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ﴾
[الذَّاريَات: 18]

﴿وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون﴾ [الذَّاريَات: 18]

Mohammad Habib Shakir
And in the morning they asked forgiveness

Mohammad Shafi
And they asked for forgiveness in the wee hours before dawn

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And ere the dawning of each day would seek forgiveness

Mufti Taqi Usmani
and in the hours before dawn they used to pray for forgiveness

Muhammad Asad
and would pray for forgiveness from their innermost hearts

Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
And before dawn, it is they (who) would seek forgiveness

Muhammad Sarwar
and asked for forgiveness in the early morning

Muhammad Taqi Usmani
and in the hours before dawn they used to pray for forgiveness

Mustafa Khattab Allah Edition
and pray for forgiveness before dawn

Mustafa Khattab God Edition
and pray for forgiveness before dawn

N J Dawood
praying at dawn for God‘s pardon

Safi Kaskas
and at dawn they would pray for forgiveness

and before dawn they would seek forgiveness 51:18 British translation