اللـيـل

1 By the night when it covers

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

2 And [by] the day when it appears

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

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

3 By Him Who created male and female.

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

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

6 And believes in the best [reward],

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

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

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

9 And denies the best [reward],

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

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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

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

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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

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

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

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

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

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

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

16 Who denies and turns away.

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 And he is going to be satisfied.

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