আল লায়ীল (রাত)

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.

1 Waallayli itha yaghsha

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

2 Waalnnahari itha tajalla

3 And the creating of the male and the female,

3 By Him Who created male and female.

3 Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha

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

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

4 Inna saAAyakum lashatta

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,

5 Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

6 And accepts the best,

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

6 Wasaddaqa bialhusna

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

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

7 Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

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.

8 Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

9 And rejects the best,

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

9 Wakaththaba bialhusna

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

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

10 Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

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)?.

11 Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

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

12 Inna AAalayna lalhuda

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).

13 Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

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

14 Faanthartukum naran talaththa

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

15 La yaslaha illa alashqa

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

16 Who denies and turns away.

16 Allathee kaththaba watawalla

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).

17 Wasayujannabuha alatqa

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

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

18 Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka

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,

19 Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

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.

20 Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.

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

21 Walasawfa yarda