In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
who are in it. Then Allah says,
{And We have created you in pairs.}

meaning, male and female, both of them enjoying each other, and by this means procreation is achieved. This is similar to Allah’s statement,
{And among His signs is this that He created for you wives from among yourselves, that you may find repose in them, and He has put between you affection and mercy.}
{And We have made your sleep as a thing for rest.}

meaning, a cessation of movement in order to attain rest from the frequent repetition and going about in search of livelihood during the day. A similar Ayah has been mentioned previously in Surat Al-Furqan.
{And We have made the night as a covering,}

meaning, its shade and darkness covers the people. This is as Allah says,
{By the night as it conceals it.}
Qatadah commented;
{And We have made the night as a covering,}

meaning, a tranquil residence. Concerning Allah’s statement,
{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
Concerning Allah’s statement,
{water Thajjaj} Mujahid, Qatadah, and Ar-Rabi‘ bin Anas all said, “Thajjaj means poured out.” At-Thawri said, “Continuous.” Ibn Zayd said, “Abundant.” In the Hadith of the woman with prolonged menstrual bleeding, when the Messenger of Allah said to her,
“I suggest you to make an absorbent cloth for yourself.”
Meaning, ‘dress the area with cotton.’ The woman replied, “O Messenger of Allah! It (the bleeding) is too much for that. Verily, it flows in profusely (Thajja).” This contains an evidence for using the word Thajj to mean abundant, continuous and flowing. And Allah knows best. Allah said,
{That We may produce therewith corn and vegetation, and gardens that are Alfaf.}

meaning, ‘so that We may bring out great abundance, goodness, benefit, and blessing through this water.’
{grains} This refers to that which is preserved for (the usage) of humans and cattle.
{and vegetations} meaning, vegetables that are eaten fresh.
{And gardens} meaning, gardens of various fruits, differing colors, and a wide variety of tastes and fragrances, even if it is ingathered at one location of the earth. This is why Allah says
{And gardens that are Alfaf.} Ibn ‘Abbas and other said, “Alfaf means gathered.” This is similar to Allah’s statement,
{And in the earth are neighboring tracts, and gardens of vines, and green crops, and date palms, growing into two or three from a single stem root, or otherwise, watered with the same water; yet some of them We make more excellent than others to eat. Verily, in these things there are Ayat for the people who understand.}