اللـيـل

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

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

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And the day resplendent

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

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

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

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

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

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

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)

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

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believeth in goodness;

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

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

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

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

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

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

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

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

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

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

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

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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

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

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

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

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

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

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.

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

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

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

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

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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

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.

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

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

21 He verily will be content.