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