Sam Gerrans - The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

And We made the night a garment,

وَجَعَلْنَا الَّيْلَ لِبَاساًۙ
WajaAAalna allayla libasa
#wordmeaningroot
1wajaʿalnāAnd We madeجعل
2al-laylathe nightليل
3libāsan(as) coveringلبس
  • Aisha Bewley

    We made the night a cloak.

  • Progressive Muslims

    And We made the night as a covering

  • Shabbir Ahmed

    And We have made the night as a cloak.

  • Sam Gerrans The Qur'an: A Complete Revelation

    And We made the night a garment,

  • The Monotheist Group The Quran: A Monotheist Translation

    And We made the night as a covering?

  • Edip-Layth Quran: A Reformist Translation

    We made the night as a covering?

  • Rashad Khalifa The Final Testament

    We made the night a cover.

  • Mohamed Ahmed - Samira

    The night a covering,

  • Sahih International (Umm Muhammad, Mary Kennedy, Amatullah Bantley)

    And made the night as clothing

  • Muhammad Asad

    and made the night cloak

  • Marmaduke Pickthall

    And have appointed the night as a cloak,

  • Abul A'la Maududi Tafhim commentary

    and made the night a covering,

  • Abdel Khalek Himmat Al- Muntakhab

    and the night a vestment and black was the colour chosen to absorb all light emanating from the cosmic sources of illumination.

  • Bijan Moeinian

    And made the night a cover

  • Al-Hilali & Khan

    And We have made the night as a covering (through its darkness),

  • Abdullah Yusuf Ali

    And made the night as a covering,

  • Mustafa Khattab The Clear Quran

    and made the night as a cover,

  • Taqi Usmani

    and made the night a covering,

  • Abdul Haleem

    the night as a cover,

  • Arthur John Arberry

    and We appointed night for a garment,

  • E. Henry Palmer

    and made the night a garment,

  • Hamid S. Aziz

    And made the night to be a covering?

  • Mahmoud Ghali

    And We have made the night for a garment,

  • George Sale

    and made the night a garment to cover you;

  • Syed Vickar Ahamed

    And made the night as an umbrella of peace,

  • Amatul Rahman Omar

    And We have made the night as a covering,

  • Ali Quli Qarai

    and make the night a covering?