اللـيـل

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

1 By the Night as it conceals (the light);

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

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

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

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 And accepts the best,

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

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

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

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

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

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

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

9 And rejects the best,

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

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

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

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

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

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

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

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

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

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

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

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

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

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

14 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

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

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

16 Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

16 Who denies and turns away.

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

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

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

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

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