Al Lail

Saheeh International

1 By the night when it covers

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

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2 And [by] the day when it appears

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

Pickthall

2 And the day resplendent

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By Him Who created male and female.

Pickthall

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

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4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

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

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5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

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6 And believes in the best [reward],

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6 And believes in Al-Husna.

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6 And believeth in goodness;

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7 We will ease him toward ease.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

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8 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

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

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

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9 And denies the best [reward],

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

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9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

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10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

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11 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

11 His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

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12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

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13 And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

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

Pickthall

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

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

14 Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Pickthall

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

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16 Who had denied and turned away.

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16 Who denies and turns away.

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16 He who denieth and turneth away.

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17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

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

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17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

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

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

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

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19 And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

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

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19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

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20 But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

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

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

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21 And he is going to be satisfied.

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

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21 He verily will be content.