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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Yusuf Ali
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
Yusuf Ali
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
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
Yusuf Ali
By the Day as it appears in glory;
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,
Yusuf Ali
By (the mystery of) the creation of 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.
Yusuf Ali
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
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
Yusuf Ali
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Saheeh International
And believes in the best [reward],
Yusuf Ali
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
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.
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
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
Yusuf Ali
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
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],
Yusuf Ali
And gives the lie to the best, -
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.
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
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?
Yusuf Ali
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
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.
Yusuf Ali
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
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].
Yusuf Ali
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
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.
Yusuf Ali
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
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.
Yusuf Ali
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
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.
Yusuf Ali
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
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 -
Yusuf Ali
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
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
Yusuf Ali
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
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
Yusuf Ali
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
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.
Yusuf Ali
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their 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.
Yusuf Ali
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.