The Night — Edward Henry Palmer Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

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By the night when it veils

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

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And the day when it is displayed

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

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And by what created male and female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

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Verily, your efforts are diverse

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

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But as for him who gives alms and fears God

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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And believes in the best

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

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We will send him easily to ease

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

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But as for him who is niggardly, And longs for wealth

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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And calls the good a lie

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

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We will send him easily to difficulty

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

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And his wealth shall not avail him When he falls down (into hell)

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

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Verily, it is for us to guide

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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And, verily, ours are the hereafter and the former life

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

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And I have warned you of a fire that flames

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

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None shall broil thereon, but the most wretched

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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who says it is a lie and turns his back

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

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But the pious shall be kept away from it

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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he who gives his wealth in alms

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

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and who gives no favour to any one for the sake of reward

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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but only craving the face of his Lord most High

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

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in the end he shall be well pleased

Walasawfa yarda

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