The Night — Al Muntakhab Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the night when its shades of darkness serve as a veil

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And by the day-light and the illumination that emanates from it and does prevail

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

And by the creation of the, male and the female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

That your endeavour you people to attain your goals is diverse; to some, righteousness is but a goal to their will, others in vanity they waste their days, others compromise between opposite motives and exercise adjustment of rival courses of action, and others attain it through benefaction

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

So that he who gives gratuitously and fears Allah indeed

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

And solemnly believes in deeds imprinted with wisdom and piety and that the end crowns the deed

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will facilitate his task and lead him to the facile and ready course

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

But he ho is niggardly thinking he is self-sufficient and exercises greed

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Denying the Day of Judgment and the requital that is commensurate with one’s deed

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will allow his course to what is miserable, unfavourable and bad

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

Nor will his material advantages save him from the infernal abode which is dark, troublesome and sad

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

It is We who indicate to the people what is right and what is wrong

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

And to Us indeed do the beginning and the end belong, for, one’s own self and all his possessions are not truly his own, but Ours

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Therefore I have warned you people of a fiercely blazing fire

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

No one suffers it but the unfortunate who obstinately denies the truth and to arrogance does he aspire

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Who whole heartedly denies Allah and deviates from the path of righteousness and piety

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

But saved from it will be the one who entertains the profound reverence dutiful to Allah and carries his reverence to Allah from contemplation to reality

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Who spends of his wealth in benefaction

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

With no obligation to any, or expectation of a reward or a favour in return or a mundane satisfaction

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

But only on account of his interest, to please Allah, his Creator – the Supreme -, and to gain His welcome into His realm and be held precious in His esteem; a welcome featured by the illumination proceeding from Him and by the language spoken by His countenance

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Such a person shall be rewarded to his satisfaction

Walasawfa yarda

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