The Night — Aisha Bewley Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the night when it conceals

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

and the day when it reveals

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

and the creation of male and female,

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

there is a vast difference in your striving.

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

As for him who gives out and has taqwa

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

and confirms the Good,

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will pave his way to Ease.

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

But as for him who is stingy and self-satisfied,

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

and denies the Good,

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will pave his way to Difficulty.

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

His wealth will not help him when he plummets to the depths.

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Assuredly guidance is up to Us

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

and both the Last and First belong to Us.

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

I have warned you of a Fire which rages,

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

in which only the most wretched will roast —

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

those who denied and turned away.

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

Those with most taqwa will be far removed from it:

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

those who give their wealth to purify themselves —

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

not to repay someone else for a favour done —

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

desiring only the Face of their Lord Most High.

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

They will certainly be satisfied.

Walasawfa yarda

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