اللـيـل

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

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

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

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

2 And the day resplendent

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

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

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

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

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

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

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

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And accepts the best,

6 And believeth in goodness;

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

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

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

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

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

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

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

9 And rejects the best,

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

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

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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

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

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

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

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

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

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

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

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

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

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

16 Who denies and turns away.

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

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

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

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

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

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

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

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

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

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

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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

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

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

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

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

21 He verily will be content.