The Quran

سورة اللیْل

Surah Al-Lail 92:3

The Night · Verse 3 of 21

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ

Abdul Mannan Omar

And all the males and the females that He created;

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-

Ahmed Ali

And Him who created the male and female,

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Ali Unal

And that (All-Magnificent One) Who has created the male and the female:

Daryabadi

By Him Who hath created the male and the female,

Faridul Haque

And by oath of the One Who created the male and the female.

Maulana Muhammad Ali

And the creating of the male and the female! --

Maulvi Sher Ali

And by the creation of the male and the female,

Muhammad Asad

Consider the creation of the male and the female!

Muhammad Musin Khan

And by Him Who created male and female;

Muhammad Pickthall

And Him Who hath created male and female,

Muhammad Sarwar

and by that (Power) which created the male and female,

Muhammed ali Shakir

And the creating of the male and the female,

Rashad Khalifa

And Him who created the male and the female.

Shabbir Ahmed

Witness is creation of the male and the female.

Commentary 92:1-4 The first four verses of this chapter disapprove of the idea of unrestrained freedom of behaviour. This is illustrated with an example of night and of…

On 92:1–4

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَى﴿١﴾ وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّى﴿٢﴾ وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ ﴿٣﴾إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

92:1-4 The first four verses of this chapter disapprove of the idea of unrestrained freedom of behaviour. This is illustrated with an example of night and of day. The function and purpose assigned to the night is different from the one of the day. Similarly, the contrast between the male and the female is brought to attention, who likewise have different functions and duties assigned to them according to their different physical constitutions. This law also govern the spiritual life of human beings.