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

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

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And [by] the day when it appears

2 And the day resplendent

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

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

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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

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

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

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believes in the best [reward],

6 And believeth in goodness;

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

7 We will ease him toward ease.

7 Surely We will ease his way unto the state of 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

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

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

9 And denies the best [reward],

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

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

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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?

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

12 Lo! Ours it is (to give) the 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].

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

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

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

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

16 He who denieth and turneth 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 -

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

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

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

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

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

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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

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

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

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

21 And he is going to be satisfied.

21 He verily will be content.