Al-Layl Verse 1

By the night when it covers,

By the night when it covers,

By the night enshrouding

By the enshrouding night,

By the night when it envelopeth,

By the Night as it conceals (the light);

By the night when it enshrouds,

I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over,

By oath of the night when it covers

By the night when it envelops,

By the night as it enshrouds (the earth in its darkness);

I call to witness the night when it spreads (its) veil,

And/by the night when/if it covers/darkens .

By oath of the night when it covers

By the night when it veils!

By the night as it envelops;

And the day when it shines!

I swear by the night when it draws a veil,

By the night enshrouding

By the night when it covers the day,

By the night, when it envelops,

By the night as it envelops.

By the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,

By the night as it covers.

By the night as it enshrouds, with its darkness all that is between the heaven and the earth,

Swearing by the Diversity of Mankind in Their Efforts and informing of the Different Results of that

Allah swears by saying;

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى




By the night as it envelops.

meaning, when it covers the creation with its darkness.

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى