اللـيـل

1 I swear by the night when it draws a veil,

1 In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day resplendent

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

4 Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).

4 Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);

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

5 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),

5 As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,

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

6 And accepts the best,

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believeth in goodness;

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

7 We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).

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

8 And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),

8 But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.

8 But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

9 And rejects the best,

9 And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

10 We will make smooth for him the path for evil.

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

11 And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.

11 And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

12 Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.

12 Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

13 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.

13 And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).

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

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

14 Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

16 Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

17 And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),

17 And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

18 He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,

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

19 And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,

19 And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

20 Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.

20 Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.

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

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

21 He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).

21 He verily will be content.