سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 47
وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ لَكُمُ ٱلَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا وَٱلنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا وَجَعَلَ ٱلنَّهَارَ نُشُورًا ﴿47﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you, and the sleep (as) a repose, and makes the day Nushûr (i.e. getting up and going about here and there for daily work, after one’s sleep at night, or like resurrection after one’s death).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَهُوَ
wahuwa
And He
ٱلَّذِى
alladhī
(is) the One Who
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
made
لَكُمُ
lakumu
for you
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
لِبَاسًۭا
libāsan
(as) a covering
وَٱلنَّوْمَ
wal-nawma
and the sleep
سُبَاتًۭا
subātan
a rest
وَجَعَلَ
wajaʿala
and made
ٱلنَّهَارَ
l-nahāra
the day
نُشُورًۭا
nushūran
a resurrection
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
47-1. That is, clothing; just as clothing covers the human body, in the same way, the night covers you in its darkness.
47-2. The meaning of "sabat" is to cut. Sleep cuts the human body off from action, which brings comfort to it. According to some, "sabat" means to stretch or spread out; in sleep, a person lies down, which is why it is called "sabat." (Aysar al-Tafasir and Fath al-Qadeer)
47-3. That is, sleep, which is the sister of death; during the day, a person wakes up from this sleep and rises again for work and trade. In a hadith, it is mentioned that when the Prophet ﷺ would wake up in the morning, he would recite this supplication: (اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ أحْیَانا بَعْدَ مَا اَمَاتَنا وَاِلَیْہِ النُّشُوْرُ) "All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the gathering."
47-2. The meaning of "sabat" is to cut. Sleep cuts the human body off from action, which brings comfort to it. According to some, "sabat" means to stretch or spread out; in sleep, a person lies down, which is why it is called "sabat." (Aysar al-Tafasir and Fath al-Qadeer)
47-3. That is, sleep, which is the sister of death; during the day, a person wakes up from this sleep and rises again for work and trade. In a hadith, it is mentioned that when the Prophet ﷺ would wake up in the morning, he would recite this supplication: (اَلْحَمْدُ لِلّٰہِ الَّذِیْ أحْیَانا بَعْدَ مَا اَمَاتَنا وَاِلَیْہِ النُّشُوْرُ) "All praise is for Allah who gave us life after causing us to die, and to Him is the gathering."
