The Night — Thomas Cleary Translation – Parallel Quran

1 The Night

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the night when it is dark,

Waallayli itha yaghsha

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

and the day when it is light,

Waalnnahari itha tajalla

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

and the creation of male and female,

Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

your endeavors are surely diverse.

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

As for those who give and are conscientious

Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

and believe in good and right,

Wasaddaqa bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will facilitate ease for them.

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

As for those who a11stingy and complacently satiated

Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

and repudiate good and right,

Wakaththaba bialhusna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will facilitate hardship for them.

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

And their wealth does not profit them when they fall.

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

For guidance is up to Us,

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

and the hereafter and this world are Ours.

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

So I warn you all of a fiercely blazing fire:

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

none shall enter it but the most villainous,

La yaslaha illa al-ashqa

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

who repudiate the truth and turn away.

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

And the most conscientious keep out of it,

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

they who give of their wealth to become pure,

Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

without having any favor to be repaid to anyone,

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

but only desiring the acceptance of their Lord, the Most High,

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

who will surely be pleased.

Walasawfa yarda

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