The Night — Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

By the night enshroudin

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Muhammad Marmaduke Pickthall

And the day resplenden

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

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And Him Who hath created male and female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

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Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends)

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

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As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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And believeth in goodness

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

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Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

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But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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And disbelieveth in goodness

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

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Surely We will ease his way unto adversity

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

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His riches will not save him when he perisheth

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

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Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidanc

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

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Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fir

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

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Which only the most wretched must endure

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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He who denieth and turneth away

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

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Far removed from it will be the righteou

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness)

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

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And none hath with him any favour for reward

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

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He verily will be content

Walasawfa yarda

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