The Night — Arthur John Arberry Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

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By the night enshroudin

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

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and the day in splendou

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

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and That which created the male and the female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

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surely your striving is to diverse ends

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

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As for him who gives and is godfearin

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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and confirms the reward most fair

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

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We shall surely ease him to the Easing

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

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But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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and cries lies to the reward most fair

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

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We shall surely ease him to the Hardship

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

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his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

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Surely upon Us rests the guidance

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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and to Us belong the Last and the First

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

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Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

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whereat none but the most wretched shall be roasted

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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even he who cried lies, and turned away

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

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and from which the most godfearing shall be removed

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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even he who gives his wealth. to purify himsel

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

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and confers no favour on any man for recompense

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

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and he shall surely be satisfied

Walasawfa yarda

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