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.

1 Waallayli itha yaghsha

2 And [by] the day when it appears

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 Waalnnahari itha tajalla

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

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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

4 Inna saAAyakum lashatta

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,

5 Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

6 And believes in the best [reward],

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 Wasaddaqa bialhusna

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

7 Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

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.

8 Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

9 And denies the best [reward],

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

9 Wakaththaba bialhusna

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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

10 Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

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)?.

11 Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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

12 Inna AAalayna lalhuda

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).

13 Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola

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

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

14 Faanthartukum naran talaththa

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

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 La yaslaha illa alashqa

16 Who had denied and turned away.

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Allathee kaththaba watawalla

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).

17 Wasayujannabuha alatqa

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

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

18 Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka

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,

19 Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

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

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

20 Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla

21 And he is going to be satisfied.

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

21 Walasawfa yarda