اللـيـل

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

1 In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding

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

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day resplendent

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

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

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

4 Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

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

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

5 As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

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

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believeth in goodness;

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

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

7 Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

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

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

8 But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

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

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

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

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

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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

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

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

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

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

12 Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

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

13 And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

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

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

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

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

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

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

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

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

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

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

18 Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

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

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

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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

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

20 Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.

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

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

21 He verily will be content.

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.