Surah 3. Al-i'Imran, Ayah 27
| تُولِجُ اللَّيْلَ فِي النَّهَارِ وَتُولِجُ النَّهَارَ فِي اللَّيْلِ ۖ وَتُخْرِجُ الْحَيَّ مِنَ الْمَيِّتِ وَتُخْرِجُ الْمَيِّتَ مِنَ الْحَيِّ ۖ وَتَرْزُقُ مَنْ تَشَاءُ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ |
| Transliteration | : | tolij al- layl fe an- nahaar wa- tolij an- nahaar fe al- layl wa- tukhrij al- h.ayy min al- mayyit wa- tukhrij al- mayyit min al- h.ayy wa- tarzuq man tashaa' bi- ghayr h.isaab |
| Pickthall | : | Thou causest the night to pass into the day, and Thou causest the day to pass into the night. And Thou bringest forth the living from the dead, and Thou bringest forth the dead from the living. And Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou choosest, without stint. |
| Asad | : | "Thou makest the night grow longer by shortening the day, and Thou makest the day grow longer by shortening the night. And Thou bringest forth the living out of that which is dead, and Thou bringest forth the dead out of that which is alive. And Thou grantest sustenance unto whom Thou willest, beyond all reckoning." |
| Malik | : | You cause the night to pass into the day and You cause the day to pass into the night; You draw the living from the dead and You draw the dead from the living; and You provide sustenance for anyone You wish without measure." |
| Yusuf Ali | : | "Thou causest the Night to gain on the Day and Thou causest the Day to gain on the Night; Thou bringest the Living out of the Dead and thou bringest the Dead out of the Living; and Thou givest sustenance to whom Thou pleasest without measure." 370 371 272 |
Note - 272Verses 238-39 are parenthetical, introducing the subject
of prayer in danger. This is more fully dealt with in iv.
101-03.
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Note - 370True in many senses. In every twenty-four hours, night
merges into day, and day into night, and there is no
clear boundary between them. In every solar year, the
night gains on the day after the summer solstice, and the
day gains on the night after the winter solstice. But
further, if light and darkness are viewed as symbols of
(a) knowledge and ignorance, (b) happiness and misery,
(c) spiritual insight and spiritual blindness, Allah's
Plan or Will works here too as in the physical world, and
in His hand is all Good.
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Note - 371We can interpret Dead and Living in even more senses than
Day and Night: death physical, intellectual, emotional,
spiritual. Life and Death may also apply to collective,
group, or national life. And who has ever solved the
mystery of Life? But Faith refers it to Allah's Will and
Plan.
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Verses 238-39 are parenthetical, introducing the subject of prayer in danger. This is more fully dealt with in iv. 101-03. |
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True in many senses. In every twenty-four hours, night merges into day, and day into night, and there is no clear boundary between them. In every solar year, the night gains on the day after the summer solstice, and the day gains on the night after the winter solstice. But further, if light and darkness are viewed as symbols of (a) knowledge and ignorance, (b) happiness and misery, (c) spiritual insight and spiritual blindness, Allah's Plan or Will works here too as in the physical world, and in His hand is all Good. |
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We can interpret Dead and Living in even more senses than Day and Night: death physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual. Life and Death may also apply to collective, group, or national life. And who has ever solved the mystery of Life? But Faith refers it to Allah's Will and Plan. |
