The Night — Maulana Muhammad Ali Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

By the night when it draws a veil

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the day when it shines

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the creating of the male and the female! -

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Your striving is surely (for) diverse (ends)

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Then as for him who gives and keeps his duty

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And accepts what is good -

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We facilitate for him (the way to) ease

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself self-sufficient

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And rejects what is good -

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

We facilitate for him (the way to) distress

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Surely Ours is it to show the way

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And surely Ours is the Hereafter and the former

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

So I warn you of the Fire that flames

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

Maulana Muhammad Ali

None will enter it but the most unfortunate

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Who rejects (the truth) and turns (his) back

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And away from it shall be kept the most faithful to duty

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Who gives his wealth, purifying himself

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And none has with him any boon for a reward

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And he will soon be well-pleased

Walasawfa yarda

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