Surah 27. An-Naml, Ayah 86
| أَلَمْ يَرَوْا أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا اللَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَالنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ |
| Transliteration | : | 'a- lam yaraw 'an(na) -naa jacalnaa al- layl li- yaskuno fe -hi wa- an- nahaar mubs.ir(an) 'inna fe dhaalika la- 'aayaat li- qawm yu'minon |
| Pickthall | : | Have they not seen how We have appointed the night that they may rest therein, and the day sight giving? Lo! therein verily are portents for a people who believe. |
| Asad | : | for, were they not aware that it is We who had made the night for them, so that they might rest therein, and the day, to make [them] see?77 In this, behold, there are messages indeed for people who will believe! |
| Malik | : | Do they not see that We have made the night for them to rest in, and the day to give them light? Surely there are signs in this for the true believers. |
| Yusuf Ali | : | See they not that We have made the Night for them to rest in and the Day to give them light? Verily in this are Signs for any people that believe! 3316 |
Note - 77In the present context (as in 10:67 or 40:61) the
reference to "night" and "day" has a symbolic
significance: namely, man's God-given ability to gain
insight through conscious reasoning ("the day that makes
them see") as well as through the intuition that comes
from a restful surrender to the voice of one's own heart
("the night made for rest") - both of which tell us that
the existence of God is a logical necessity, and that a
rejection of His messages is a sin against ourselves
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Note - 3316Night, Day, Rest, and Light: both in the literal and the
symbolic sense. Any one with a scrap of faith or
spiritual insight could see that the Night is blessing
when used for rest and a curse when used to cover
ignorance or sin; and that the Day is for work and
enlightenment, and its misuse is gross ingratitude to
Allah. Or, understand Truth and practise Righteousness
while it is yet Light and the Message of Allah is here to
guide you: for there comes the Night when Endeavour will
cease and there will be no room for Repentance.
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In the present context (as in 10:67 or 40:61) the reference to "night" and "day" has a symbolic significance: namely, man's God-given ability to gain insight through conscious reasoning ("the day that makes them see") as well as through the intuition that comes from a restful surrender to the voice of one's own heart ("the night made for rest") - both of which tell us that the existence of God is a logical necessity, and that a rejection of His messages is a sin against ourselves |
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Night, Day, Rest, and Light: both in the literal and the symbolic sense. Any one with a scrap of faith or spiritual insight could see that the Night is blessing when used for rest and a curse when used to cover ignorance or sin; and that the Day is for work and enlightenment, and its misuse is gross ingratitude to Allah. Or, understand Truth and practise Righteousness while it is yet Light and the Message of Allah is here to guide you: for there comes the Night when Endeavour will cease and there will be no room for Repentance. |
