اللـيـل

1 Waallayli itha yaghsha

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 Waalnnahari itha tajalla

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day resplendent

3 Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

4 Inna saAAyakum lashatta

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

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

5 Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

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 Wasaddaqa bialhusna

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believeth in goodness;

7 Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

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 Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

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

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

9 Wakaththaba bialhusna

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

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

10 Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

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

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

11 Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

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 Inna AAalayna lalhuda

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

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

13 Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola

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 Faanthartukum naran talaththa

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

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

15 La yaslaha illa alashqa

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

16 Allathee kaththaba watawalla

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

17 Wasayujannabuha alatqa

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 Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka

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

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

19 Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

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 Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla

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 Walasawfa yarda

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

21 He verily will be content.