The Night — Syed Vickar Ahamed Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

By the night when it becomes dark

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

By the day as it appears in glory

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female—

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Surely, you seek diverse (goals

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

So, he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah)

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And (in all sincerity) accepts and follows the best—

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to happiness

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself to be self-sufficient

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And gives the lie to the best—

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to misery

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

(All of) his wealth will not profit him when he falls headlong (into the pit of Fire)

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Surely, We take upon Ourselves to guide

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And surely to Us (belong both) the end and the beginning

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Therefore do I warn you of a Fire flaming fiercely

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

Syed Vickar Ahamed

None shall reach it except the most unfortunate ones

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Who give the lie to truth and turn their backs

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it—

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And have in their minds no favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

But only the desire to seek the Approval of their Lord Most High (Rab-Al-A'la)

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Syed Vickar Ahamed

And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction

Walasawfa yarda

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