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 I swear by the night when it draws a veil,

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And [by] the day when it appears

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

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

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

4 Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (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 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believes in the best [reward],

6 And accepts the best,

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

7 We will ease him toward ease.

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

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 And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),

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

9 And denies the best [reward],

9 And rejects the best,

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

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

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 And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

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 most surely Ours is the hereafter 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 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

16 Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.

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 And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),

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

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

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying 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

19 And no one has with him any boon for which he should 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.

20 Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.

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

21 And he is going to be satisfied.

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.