Al Lail

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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1 By the Night as it conceals (the light);

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1 By the night when it covers

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2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

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2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

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2 And [by] the day when it appears

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3 By Him Who created male and female.

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3 By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -

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3 And [by] He who created the male and female,

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

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4 Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

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4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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

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5 So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),

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5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

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6 And believes in Al-Husna.

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6 And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -

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6 And believes in the best [reward],

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

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7 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.

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7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

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

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8 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

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

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9 And gives the lie to the best, -

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9 And denies the best [reward],

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

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10 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

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10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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

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11 Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

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11 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

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

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12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

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12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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

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13 And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

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13 And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

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

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14 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

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14 So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

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15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

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15 None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.

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16 Who denies and turns away.

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16 Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

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16 Who had denied and turned away.

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

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17 But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -

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17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

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

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18 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,

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18 [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

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

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19 And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

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19 And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

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

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20 But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

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20 But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

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

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21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

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21 And he is going to be satisfied.