Al Lail

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

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 And the day resplendent

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 And [by] the day when it appears

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

3 By Him Who created male and female.

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

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

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

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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

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 believeth in goodness;

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 And believes in the best [reward],

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

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

7 We will ease him toward ease.

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

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 disbelieveth in goodness;

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

9 And denies the best [reward],

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

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 Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

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

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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

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 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

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

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

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

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

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Who had denied and turned away.

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

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

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

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

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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

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 verily will be content.

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

21 And he is going to be satisfied.