and then, [after having caused it to lengthen,] We draw it in towards Ourselves with a gradual drawing-in

causing the shade to retreat gradually?

and We draw it back toward us gradually.

thumma qabaḍnāhu ilaynā qabḍan yasīra

Then We withdraw it to Us, a withdrawal gradual.

and then, [after having caused it to lengthen,] We draw it in towards Ourselves with a gradual drawing-in

Then We withdraw it unto Us, a gradual withdrawal

Then We draw it in towards Ourselves,- a contraction by easy stages

causing the shade to retreat gradually?

and We draw it back toward us gradually.

then We withdrew it to Us, a gradual withdrawal

Then We take it to Ourselves, taking little by little

Again, We seized it to Us an easy seizing.

next We gradually pulled them toward Us.

then We withdraw it to Us with a gradual withdrawal.

then We withdraw it unto Ourselves, a gentle withdrawal

Then We withdrew this (shadow) to Us — a gradual silent withdrawal

as the sun climbs up, We draw it in little by little towards Ourselves

Then We withdraw it towards Us gradually

Thereafter We grasped it to Us, an easy (Or: gradual) grasping

Then He reduces it in gradual steps

Then We pulled it toward Us in a gradual manner

And then We gradually withdraw it to Us, a gradual withdrawal

Thus We gently seize (the darkness) and gradually ease it away

Then We draw it in towards Ourselves— A shortening by easy stages (during the night and noon)

Then We hold it in hand for a brief grasp

Then We retract it to us a simple retraction

but We gradually draw it towards Us, little by little

Then We draw it toward Us with an easy drawing

Then We draw it back to Us, withdrawing it little by little

Then We draw them back to Ourselves in gradual steps.

And then (as the sun rises), We gradually draw it back up towards Us

Then We retract it toward Ourselves, with a gentle retracting

Then We contract it towards Us with a gradual contraction in easy stages

Then We pull it toward Ourselves, an easy pull

Then We draw it in towards Ourselves, and wind it down in gradual stages

then We gradually shorten the shadow.

then (as the sun climbs up), We roll it up little by little towards Ourselves

Then We retract it to us a simple retraction

Then We withdraw it (shadow) to Us, an easy withdrawal

Then We rolled it up towards Us slowly, slowly.

But we designed it to move slowly.

thereafter We seize it to Us withdrawing it gently

Then We take it to Ourselves, taking little by little

Then We grasped it to Us easy grasping

As the sun (the truth) climbs up, the shadow (the disbelief) is drowned to its Lord (for destruction.

We then gradually withdraw it towards Us

Them WE draw it in towards Ourselves, drawing in little by little

Then, drawing this (shadow) little by little towards Ourselves, We roll it up

Then (as the sun rises higher in the sky), We withdraw it (- the shadow) to Ourselves; a gradual withdrawing

Then We withdraw it to Us a gradual concealed withdrawal

thereafter We seize it to Ourselves, drawing it gently

and afterwards We contract it by an easy and gradual contraction

then we contract it towards us with an easy contraction

Then draw it in unto Us with easy indrawing

little by little We shorten it

We then draw it towards Us in gradual stages.

next We gradually pulled them toward Us.

And then, little by little, We draw it in towards Ourselves.

Then We withdrew (seized) it (the lengthened shadow) to Us with an easy withdrawal (made it feel its inexistence with the awareness of the reality).

Then We draw it in towards Ourselves, by an easy (gradual) contraction

And then We reduce it to a smaller compass and make it gradually disappear - having been made to contract and vanish by the same invisible hand that made it and creaked it-

Did you not consider (the work of) your Fosterer, how He stretches the shade (which ultimately ends in night)? And had He willed he could have made it stationary. Then We have made the sun its guide,

Then We draw it in towards Ourselves,- a contraction by easy stages

Then We withdraw it to Us, a withdrawal gradual