سُوْرَةُ النَّمْلِ
Surah An-Naml (27) — Ayah 86
أَلَمْ يَرَوْا۟ أَنَّا جَعَلْنَا ٱلَّيْلَ لِيَسْكُنُوا۟ فِيهِ وَٱلنَّهَارَ مُبْصِرًا ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ﴿86﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
See they not that We have made the night for them to rest therein, and the day sight-giving? Verily, in this are Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) for the people who believe.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَلَمْ
alam
Do not
يَرَوْا۟
yaraw
they see
أَنَّا
annā
that We
جَعَلْنَا
jaʿalnā
[We] have made
ٱلَّيْلَ
al-layla
the night
لِيَسْكُنُوا۟
liyaskunū
that they may rest
فِيهِ
fīhi
in it
وَٱلنَّهَارَ
wal-nahāra
and the day
مُبْصِرًا ۚ
mub'ṣiran
giving visibility
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
فِى
fī
in
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
that
لَـَٔايَـٰتٍۢ
laāyātin
surely (are) Signs
لِّقَوْمٍۢ
liqawmin
for a people
يُؤْمِنُونَ
yu'minūna
who believe
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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86. Do they not reflect that We made the night for them to rest in and the day bright (so they may work)? Surely in this are many signs [91] for people who believe.
[91] That is, in the coming and going of day and night, and their constant alternation, there are countless signs for those who reflect. These signs point to the oneness of Allah Almighty. And these are signs that every person can observe at all times. Have you ever thought about how these days and nights are created? Sometimes the nights become long and sometimes the days, and sometimes the opposite happens. Then, have you ever reflected on the changes of seasons and what is the relationship between the sun and your earth? Establishing such a magnificent relationship and then maintaining control over this system at all times—was all this a matter of coincidence, or is there a powerful being running this system? And how many of your interests are connected to this system! The body's components that are broken down from the body during a day’s work and the fatigue that sets in—all of it is restored at night, and in the morning, a person rises refreshed and his fatigue is gone. Moreover, such a coherent and wise system can only remain established if there is only one being who creates, runs, and controls it, or could several beings together run such a wise and coherent system? If you had reflected on this very matter of night and day, you could have attained guidance.
[91] That is, in the coming and going of day and night, and their constant alternation, there are countless signs for those who reflect. These signs point to the oneness of Allah Almighty. And these are signs that every person can observe at all times. Have you ever thought about how these days and nights are created? Sometimes the nights become long and sometimes the days, and sometimes the opposite happens. Then, have you ever reflected on the changes of seasons and what is the relationship between the sun and your earth? Establishing such a magnificent relationship and then maintaining control over this system at all times—was all this a matter of coincidence, or is there a powerful being running this system? And how many of your interests are connected to this system! The body's components that are broken down from the body during a day’s work and the fatigue that sets in—all of it is restored at night, and in the morning, a person rises refreshed and his fatigue is gone. Moreover, such a coherent and wise system can only remain established if there is only one being who creates, runs, and controls it, or could several beings together run such a wise and coherent system? If you had reflected on this very matter of night and day, you could have attained guidance.
