Al Lail

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

2 And the day resplendent

Shakir

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

Pickthall

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

Shakir

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By Him Who created male and female.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

6 And believeth in goodness;

Shakir

6 And accepts the best,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

Pickthall

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

Shakir

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

Shakir

9 And rejects the best,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

Shakir

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

Shakir

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

Shakir

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Pickthall

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Who denies and turns away.

Pickthall

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

21 He verily will be content.

Shakir

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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