اللـيـل

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

1 By the night when it covers

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day resplendent

2 And [by] the day when it appears

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

3 And [by] He who created the male and female,

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

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

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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)

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believeth in goodness;

6 And believes in the best [reward],

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

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

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

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

8 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

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

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

9 And denies the best [reward],

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

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

11 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

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

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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.

13 And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

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

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

14 So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

15 None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

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

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

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

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

18 [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

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

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

19 And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

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.

20 But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

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

21 He verily will be content.

21 And he is going to be satisfied.