Al Lail

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

Pickthall

2 And the day resplendent

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

Shakir

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

Pickthall

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By Him Who created male and female.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

6 And accepts the best,

Pickthall

6 And believeth in goodness;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

Shakir

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

9 And rejects the best,

Pickthall

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

Pickthall

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

Pickthall

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

Pickthall

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Who denies and turns away.

Shakir

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

Pickthall

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

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

Pickthall

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

Pickthall

21 He verily will be content.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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