Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Shakir
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Saheeh International
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Pickthall
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Shakir
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Saheeh International
By the night when it covers
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Saheeh International
And [by] the day when it appears
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the female,
Saheeh International
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Pickthall
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Shakir
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Saheeh International
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Pickthall
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Shakir
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Saheeh International
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Saheeh International
And believes in the best [reward],
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward ease.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Shakir
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Saheeh International
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Pickthall
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Saheeh International
And denies the best [reward],
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Shakir
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Saheeh International
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Saheeh International
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Pickthall
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Saheeh International
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Saheeh International
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Saheeh International
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Saheeh International
Who had denied and turned away.
Pickthall
He who denieth and turneth away.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Shakir
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Saheeh International
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Pickthall
Far removed from it will be the righteous
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Saheeh International
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Pickthall
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Shakir
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Saheeh International
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Pickthall
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Saheeh International
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Pickthall
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Saheeh International
And he is going to be satisfied.
Pickthall
He verily will be content.