Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Arabic, with marks
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Shakir
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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.
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Shakir
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
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.
Arabic, with marks
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the 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);
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Shakir
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
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,
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Shakir
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Arabic, with marks
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
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.
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Shakir
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
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)
Arabic, with marks
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
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)?.
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Shakir
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
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).
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
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).
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Arabic, with marks
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
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).
Arabic, with marks
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Shakir
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Pickthall
Far removed from it will be the righteous
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying 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,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Shakir
And no one has with him any boon for which he should 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.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the 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).
Arabic, with marks
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Pickthall
He verily will be content.