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 By the night when it covers

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

2 And [by] the day when it appears

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And the creating of the male and the 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 Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (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 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And accepts the best,

6 And believes in the best [reward],

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

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

7 We will ease him toward 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 he who withholds and considers himself free of need

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

9 And rejects the best,

9 And denies the best [reward],

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

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

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

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is 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 indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

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

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

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

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

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

16 Who denies and turns away.

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

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

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

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

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

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

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

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

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

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

21 And he is going to be satisfied.