اللـيـل

1 By the Night as it conceals (the light);

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

1 By the night when it covers

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And [by] the day when it appears

3 By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

4 Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

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

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

5 So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),

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

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

6 And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believes in the best [reward],

7 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.

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

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

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

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

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

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

9 And denies the best [reward],

10 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

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

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

11 Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

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

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

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

13 And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

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

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

14 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

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

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

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

16 Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

17 But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -

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

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

18 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,

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

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

19 And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

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

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

20 But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

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

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

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

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

21 And he is going to be satisfied.