49 Preface وَمِنَ اللَّيلِ فَسَبِّحهُ وَإِدبارَ النُّجومِYusuf AliAnd for part of the night1 also praise thou Him,- and at the retreat2 of the stars! It is not necessary to understand this for any particular canonical prayers. It is good to spend a part of the night in prayer and praise: Cf. 73:6. And the Dawn is a daily recurring miracle of nature, full of spiritual influences and “testimony”: Cf. 17:78-79.Idbar al nujum: the retreat of the stars: the glorious hour of early dawn. In 113:1, we seek God’s protection as “Lord of the Dawn”.