The Night — N J Dawood 2014 Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

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BY THE night, when she lets fall her darkness

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

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and by the radiant day

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

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By Him that created the male and the female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

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your endeavours have varied ends

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

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For him that gives and fears Go

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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and believes in goodness

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

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We shall smooth the path of salvation

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

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but for him that gives nothing and strives to enrich himsel

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

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and disbelieves in goodness

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

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We shall smooth the path of affliction

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

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When he breathes his last, his riches will not avail him

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

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It is for Us to give guidance

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

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Ours is the life to come, Ours the life of this world

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

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I warn you, then, of a blazing Fire

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

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in which none shall burn save the hardened sinner

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

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who disbelieves and turns away

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

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But the good man who keeps himself pure by almsgiving shall keep away from it

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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and so shall he that does good work

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

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for the sake of his Lord the Most High only, seeking no recompense

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

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Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

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He will surely be well pleased

Walasawfa yarda

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