اللـيـل

1 Waallayli itha yaghsha

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 Waalnnahari itha tajalla

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

3 Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha

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

3 By Him Who created male and female.

4 Inna saAAyakum lashatta

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

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

5 Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

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 Wasaddaqa bialhusna

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

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

7 Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

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 Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

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 Wakaththaba bialhusna

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

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

10 Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

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

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

11 Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

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 Inna AAalayna lalhuda

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

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

13 Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola

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 Faanthartukum naran talaththa

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

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

15 La yaslaha illa alashqa

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

16 Allathee kaththaba watawalla

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

16 Who denies and turns away.

17 Wasayujannabuha alatqa

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 Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka

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

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

19 Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

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 Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla

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 Walasawfa yarda

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

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