وَّجَعَلْنَا النَّهَارَ مَعَاشًاۚ ( النبإ: ١١ )
wajaʿalnā
وَجَعَلْنَا
And We made
l-nahāra
ٱلنَّهَارَ
the day
maʿāshan
مَعَاشًا
(for) livelihood
Waja'alnan nahara ma 'aasha (an-Nabaʾ 78:11)
Sahih International:
And made the day for livelihood. (An-Naba [78] : 11)
1 Mufti Taqi Usmani
and made the day a source of livelihood.
2 Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran
and made the day for livelihood,
3 Ruwwad Translation Center
and made the day for seeking livelihood,
4 A. J. Arberry
and We appointed day for a livelihood.
5 Abdul Haleem
and the day for your livelihood?
6 Abdul Majid Daryabadi
And We have made the day for seeking livelihood.
7 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
And made the day as a means of subsistence?
8 Abul Ala Maududi
and made the day to seek livelihood,
9 Ahmed Ali
And the day for seeking livelihood.
10 Ahmed Raza Khan
And made the day for seeking livelihood.
11 Ali Quli Qarai
and make the day for livelihood?
12 Ali Ünal
And We have made the day for seeking livelihood.
13 Amatul Rahman Omar
And We have made the day for the (various) pursuits of life.
14 English Literal
And We made the daytime (for) livelihood/sustenance
15 Faridul Haque
And made the day for seeking livelihood.
16 Hamid S. Aziz
And made the day for livelihood and activity
17 Hilali & Khan
And have made the day for livelihood.
18 Maulana Mohammad Ali
And We have made above you seven strong (bodies),
19 Mohammad Habib Shakir
And We made the day for seeking livelihood.
20 Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall
And have appointed the day for livelihood.
21 Muhammad Sarwar
and the day as time for you to make a living?
22 Qaribullah & Darwish
and We made the day for a livelihood.
23 Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri
And We have made the day for livelihood.
24 Wahiduddin Khan
and made the day for earning a livelihood.
25 Talal Itani
And made the day for livelihood?
26 Tafsir jalalayn
and made the day for livelihood?, a time for seeking livelihood,
27 Tafseer Ibn Kathir
And We have made the day for livelihood.
meaning, `We made it radiant, luminous, and shining so that the people would be able to move about in it.'
By it they are able to come and go for their livelihood, earning, business dealings and other than that as well.
In reference to Allah's statement,
وَبَنَيْنَا فَوْقَكُمْ سَبْعًا شِدَادًا
28 Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim
We made the day-time luminous for activity and livelihood
- القرآن الكريم - النبإ٧٨ :١١
An-Naba' 78:11
Al-Mu'sirat, At-Tasa'ul