وَمِنْ رَحْمَتِهِ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ لِتَسْكُنُوا فِيهِ وَلِتَبْتَغُوا مِنْ فَضْلِهِ
In His mercy He made night and day for you, so that you may rest and seek His bounty.
“Night” and “day” appear first; “rest” and “seeking bounty” follow. Rest is connected with night, and seeking livelihood with day. The matching sequence identifies ordered laff wa-nashr, rather than an arrangement in which the second group reverses the order of the first.
Initial groupFollowing itemConnection
NightRestTranquillity
DaySeek bountyLivelihood