Surah Al-Layl in Yao: translation and audio

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Transliteration wa-al-layli idhā yaghshā

Yao Nguchilumbila chilo ndema jachikuunichila (chilichose ni chipi chakwe).

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Transliteration wal-nahāri idhā tajallā

Yao Ni muusi ndema jakukulanguka.

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā khalaqa l-dhakara wal-unthā

Yao Ni Ajula (Allah) Jwagumbile chachilume ni chachikongwe.

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Transliteration inna saʿyakum lashattā

Yao Chisimu itendo yenu iŵele yakulekangana-lekangana.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

Transliteration fa-ammā man aʿṭā wa-ittaqā

Yao Sano mundu jwaakutola (petala lya Allah) ni kuŵa niwoga (wakun'jogopa Jwalakwe).

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Transliteration waṣaddaqa bil-ḥus'nā

Yao Ni kulupilila yambone nnope (yatakalipidwe ligongo lyakutola).

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration fasanuyassiruhu lil'yus'rā

Yao Basi chitun'jepepachisye litala lyakwalukangana (lyakutendela yambone).

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Transliteration wa-ammā man bakhila wa-is'taghnā

Yao Nambo mundu jwachatende ubayili ni kuliona kusichila.

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Transliteration wakadhaba bil-ḥus'nā

Yao Ni kanila yambone nnope (yaakajiile kuipata akatole).

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration fasanuyassiruhu lil'ʿus'rā

Yao Basi chitun'jepepachisye litala lyausito (lyakutendela yakusakala).

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā yugh'nī ʿanhu māluhu idhā taraddā

Yao Soni ngasichija kunkamuchisya chipanje chakwe ndema jagwila (ku Moto).

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Transliteration inna ʿalaynā lalhudā

Yao Chisimu Kukwetu nikwachili chongolo.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration wa-inna lanā lalākhirata wal-ūlā

Yao Soni chisimu Uwwe ni twachinsyene Akhera ni Duniya.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Transliteration fa-andhartukum nāran talaẓẓā

Yao Basi nguntetela ya Moto waukolela (mwamachili).

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Transliteration lā yaṣlāhā illā l-ashqā

Yao Ngaaja kuwujinjila ikaŵeje jwakusakalilwa nnope.

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Transliteration alladhī kadhaba watawallā

Yao Ajula jwaakuŵa nkukanila ni kusyulula.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Transliteration wasayujannabuhā l-atqā

Yao Ni takaŵambasyidwe nao mundu jwawoga kusyene (wakun'jogopa Allah).

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration alladhī yu'tī mālahu yatazakkā

Yao Ajula jwaakutola chipanje chakwe pakuliswejesya.

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā li-aḥadin ʿindahu min niʿ'matin tuj'zā

Yao Soni pangali kwa jwalakwe jwalijose jwaŵantendele yaukoto yaikuŵa ili nkuusyidwa.

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Transliteration illā ib'tighāa wajhi rabbihi l-aʿlā

Yao Ikaŵeje (jukutola) pakusachilila Ngope ja M’mbujeegwe (Allah) Jwapenani kusyene (kuti jukajione ku Akhera).

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Transliteration walasawfa yarḍā

Yao Ni juchija kusengwa.