The Night — Shabbir Ahmed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Witness is the Night as it cloaks in darkness

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And the Day as it shines with splendor

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

Witness is creation of the male and the female

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Behold, your effort is diverse. (Your occupations and earnings are different. Let not this be a cause for division among you)

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

And so, he who gives and walks aright - (92:18-19)

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

And makes his life a manifest image of benevolence

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will indeed ease his way to the Ultimate Ease

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

But he who withholds and thinks himself self-sufficient becoming careless of others

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

And makes his life a manifest image of denial of goodness

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will indeed ease his way to hardship

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

And what could his wealth avail when he himself falls! (69:28), (111:2)

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Behold, it is for Us to show you the Way (through this Revelation)

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

And behold, unto Us belong the End and the Beginning. (93:4)

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

And so I warn you of a raging Fire

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

Which only the most unfortunate must endure

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

He who denies and turns away

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

But far removed from it is he who walks aright

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Who gives his wealth that he may grow in goodness. (9:111)

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

Not that he is returning any favors. (76:9)

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

But only to seek the Approval of his Lord, the Most High

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

And soon he will be pleased

Walasawfa yarda

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