The Night — Ahmed Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And the day when it shines in all its glory

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

And Him who created the male and female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

That your endeavour is for different ends

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

Yet he who gives to others and has fear

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

And affirms goodness

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We shall ease the way of fortune for him

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

But he who does not give and is unconcerned

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

And rejects goodness

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

For him We shall ease the way of adversity

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

And his riches will not avail him when he falls headlong (into the Abyss)

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

It is indeed for Us to show the way

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

And to Us belong the End and the Beginning

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

So, I warn you of the blazing Fire

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

No one will burn in it but the most wretched

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Who denied (the truth) and turned away

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

But save him who fear

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

And gives of his wealth that he may grow in virtue

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

And is under no one's obligation to return his favour

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Other than seeking the glory of his Lord, most high

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Will surely be gratified

Walasawfa yarda

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