اللـيـل

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

1 I swear by the night when it draws a veil,

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

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

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

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

4 Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).

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

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

5 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),

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

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

6 And accepts the best,

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

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

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

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

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

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

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

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

9 And rejects the best,

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

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

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

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

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

11 And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.

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

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

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

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

13 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.

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

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

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

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

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

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

16 Who denies and turns away.

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

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

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

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

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

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

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

19 And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,

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

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

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

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

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

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