The Night — Bijan Moeinian Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Hereby God swears by the night as it covers the earth

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And by the day which appears after night with its glorious light in the morning

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

And by the One Who creates male and female in a proportional order to carry on the life

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

There are many style of life that man has absolute freedom to choose

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

The one who chooses to get involved in charitable actions and adores God with awe

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

And believes in Goodness

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

God will make his path to the salvation easy

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

But the one who is greedy, not generous and thinks that he does not need anyone

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

and makes mockery of charity and Goodness

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

God will not mind as the devil take over him and lead him to the wrong path

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

What good does his wealth make for him while he is slipping gradually toward Hell

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Truly God provides only the Guidance

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

By assuring man that an ever lasting pleasure of Hereafter is better than a few day pleasure of this world

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

I (God) hereby warn you of the Blazing Fire of Hell

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

That only the miserable rebellious one will be thrown in

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

The one who denies God and turns to devil

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

As far as those who have obeyed God they will be spared from the Hell

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

They are the ones who purify their invoke by spending a part of it for charity

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

Without expecting any reward from the one that they have favored by their charitable actions

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

They simply do it to please God

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

God indeed will be pleased with them

Walasawfa yarda

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