Al-Furqan Verse 47

He is the One Who has made the night for you as a cover, and ˹made˺ sleep for resting, and the day for rising.

It is He Who has made the night as a garment for you, and made sleep for rest; and has made daytime for returning to life.

It is He who appointed the night for you to be a garment and sleep for a rest, and day He appointed for a rising.

It is He who made the night a garment for you, and sleep a rest, and made the day like a resurrection.

And it is He who hath made for you the night a covering, and the sleep; repose, and hath made the day a resurrection.

And He it is Who makes the Night as a Robe for you, and Sleep as Repose, and makes the Day (as it were) a Resurrection.

And it is Allah Who has ordained the night as a garment for you, and the sleep as a repose of death, and the day as the time of return to life.

It is He who made the night a covering for you; and made sleep for rest, the day for rising.

And it is He Who made the night a veil for you, and the sleep a rest, and made the day for getting up.

It is He who made for you the night as a covering and sleep for rest and He made the day a recall to life.

And He it is Who has made the night a garment for you, and sleep a rest. And He has made the day a time of rising to life and going about (for daily livelihood).

It is He Who has made the night as a covering mantle for you and (Who has made) sleep for (a short) rest (as well as a sign of eternal rest - the death), and (has made) the day for rising up and going about (to seek livelihood and also a sign of Resurrection).

And He is who made/put for you the night (as) a cover/dress, and the sleep (for) rest/sleep , and He made/put the daytime (for) revival

And it is He Who made the night a veil for you, and the sleep a rest, and made the day for getting up.

And He it is who made the night a covering for you; and sleep for repose, and made the day a resurrection

And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you, and the sleep (as) repose, and makes the day Nushur (i.e. getting up and going about here and there for daily work, etc. after one's sleep at night or like resurrection after one's death).

Then We take it to Ourselves, taking little by little.

And He it is Who made the night a covering for you, and the sleep a rest, and He made the day to rise up again.

And He it is Who maketh night a covering for you, and sleep repose, and maketh day a resurrection.

It is He who has made the night as a covering for you, sleep as a rest for you, and the day for you to rise again.

It is He who has appointed the night a mantle for you and sleep for a rest. The day He has appointed for rising.

And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you, and the sleep (as) a repose, and makes the day Nushur.

It is He who made the night a mantle for you, and sleep for repose; and made the day a time for rising.

And it is He who made the night a covering for you, and sleep for rest; and He made the day a revival.

And He it is Who made for you the night as a garment, veiling [you] like a garment, and sleep for repose, rest for bodies through the [temporary] cessation of labour, and He made the day for rising, [a time] in which all rise to seek their livelihood and so on.

وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ لِبَاسًا

And it is He Who makes the night a covering for you,

It covers and conceals all things.

This is like the Ayah;

وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى

By the night as it envelops. (92;1)

وَالنَّوْمَ سُبَاتًا

and the sleep a repose,

means, a halt to movement so that bodies may rest. For the faculties and limbs get tired from their constant movement during the day when one goes out to earn a living. When night comes, and it becomes quiet, they stop moving, and rest; so sleep provides a rejuvenation for both the body and the soul.

وَجَعَلَ النَّهَارَ نُشُورًا



and makes the day Nushur.

meaning, people get up and go out to earn a living and attend to their business.

This is like the Ayah;

وَمِن رَّحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُواْ فِيهِ وَلِتَبتَغُواْ مِن فَضْلِهِ

It is out of His mercy that He has made for you the night and the day that you may rest therein and that you may seek of His bounty... (28;73

And He is it Who made the night a vestment, and black was the colour chosen to absorb all light and sleep -the medicine to weariness and the repairer of decay- a repose -which if profound suggests death- and We made the day a phase of revival and resurrection of activity