Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Shakir
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Pickthall
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Arabic, with marks
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Shakir
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Arabic, with marks
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the female,
Pickthall
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Shakir
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Pickthall
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Shakir
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
Arabic, with marks
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Shakir
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Pickthall
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
Arabic, with marks
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Shakir
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Pickthall
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Arabic, with marks
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Pickthall
He who denieth and turneth away.
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Shakir
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Pickthall
Far removed from it will be the righteous
Arabic, with marks
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Pickthall
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Shakir
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Pickthall
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Pickthall
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Pickthall
He verily will be content.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).