And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for

﴿وَبِٱلۡأَسۡحَارِ هُمۡ يَسۡتَغۡفِرُونَ ﴾
[الذَّاريَات: 18]

And in the hours before dawn, they were (found) asking (Allah) for forgiveness

﴿وبالأسحار هم يستغفرون﴾ [الذَّاريَات: 18]

Al Bilal Muhammad Et Al
And in the hours of early dawn, were found praying for forgiveness

Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
and they ask forgiveness by the dawns

Ali Quli Qarai
and at dawns they would plead for forgiveness

Ali Unal
And in the hour of early dawn, they would implore God’s forgiveness

Hamid S Aziz
And in the morning they prayed for forgiveness

John Medows Rodwell
And at dawn they prayed for pardon

Literal
And at the times at end of night before dawn they ask for forgiveness

Mir Anees Original
and they used to ask for protective forgiveness at dawns

Mir Aneesuddin
and they used to ask for protective forgiveness at dawns