Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Shakir
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Arabic, with marks
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Pickthall
Shakir
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
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.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Arabic, with marks
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the female,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Pickthall
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Shakir
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Pickthall
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Shakir
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
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,
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Arabic, with marks
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
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.
Shakir
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
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,
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Arabic, with marks
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Shakir
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
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)?.
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Pickthall
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter 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).
Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Arabic, with marks
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Pickthall
He who denieth and turneth away.
Shakir
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Arabic, with marks
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
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
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
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,
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,
Pickthall
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
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.
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Pickthall
He verily will be content.