Surah Al-Lail (The Night)

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the Night as it conceals (the light);

By the night enshrouding

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

By the Day as it appears in glory;

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

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

And Him Who hath created male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),

As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-

And believeth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

And gives the lie to the best,-

And disbelieveth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

Which only the most wretched must endure,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

He who denieth and turneth away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-

Far removed from it will be the righteous

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,

Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

He verily will be content.