اللـيـل

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

1 By the night when it covers

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And [by] the day when it appears

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

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

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believes in the best [reward],

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

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

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

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

9 And denies the best [reward],

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

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

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

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

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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

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

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

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

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

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

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21 And he is going to be satisfied.