Kitab

Al Lail

Chapter 92, 21 verses

  • Shakir
  • Hilali & Muhsin Khan
  • Arabic, with marks
  • Pickthall
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.

Arabic, with marks

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Pickthall

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

Shakir

And the day when it shines in brightness,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

By the day as it appears in brightness.

Arabic, with marks

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Pickthall

And the day resplendent

Shakir

And the creating of the male and the female,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

By Him Who created male and female.

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

Pickthall

And Him Who hath created male and female,

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);

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Pickthall

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

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,

Arabic, with marks

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

Pickthall

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

Shakir

And accepts the best,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

And believes in Al-Husna.

Arabic, with marks

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Pickthall

And believeth in goodness;

Shakir

We will facilitate for him the easy end.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Arabic, with marks

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Pickthall

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

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.

Arabic, with marks

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

Pickthall

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

Shakir

And rejects the best,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Arabic, with marks

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Pickthall

And disbelieveth in goodness;

Shakir

We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

We will make smooth for him the path for evil.

Arabic, with marks

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Pickthall

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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)?.

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

Pickthall

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

Shakir

Surely Ours is it to show the way,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.

Arabic, with marks

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Pickthall

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

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).

Arabic, with marks

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Pickthall

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

Shakir

Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Arabic, with marks

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Pickthall

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

Shakir

None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Arabic, with marks

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

Pickthall

Which only the most wretched must endure,

Shakir

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

Who denies and turns away.

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Pickthall

He who denieth and turneth away.

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).

Arabic, with marks

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

Pickthall

Far removed from it will be the righteous

Shakir

Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Arabic, with marks

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Pickthall

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

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,

Arabic, with marks

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

Pickthall

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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.

Arabic, with marks

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Pickthall

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

Shakir

And he shall soon be well - pleased.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Arabic, with marks

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Pickthall

He verily will be content.

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