Al Lail

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.

Saheeh International

1 By the night when it covers

Shakir

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

Saheeh International

2 And [by] the day when it appears

Shakir

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By Him Who created male and female.

Saheeh International

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

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);

Saheeh International

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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,

Saheeh International

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

Shakir

6 And accepts the best,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

Saheeh International

6 And believes in the best [reward],

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).

Saheeh International

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

9 And rejects the best,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

9 And denies the best [reward],

Shakir

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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)?.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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).

Saheeh International

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

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).

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Who denies and turns away.

Saheeh International

16 Who had denied and turned away.

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).

Saheeh International

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

Shakir

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

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

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,

Saheeh International

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

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.

Saheeh International

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

Shakir

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Saheeh International

21 And he is going to be satisfied.