Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Saheeh International
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Shakir
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Pickthall
Saheeh International
By the night when it covers
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Shakir
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
Saheeh International
And [by] the day when it appears
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Saheeh International
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the female,
Pickthall
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Saheeh International
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Shakir
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Pickthall
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Saheeh International
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Shakir
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Saheeh International
And believes in the best [reward],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward ease.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
Saheeh International
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Shakir
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Pickthall
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
Saheeh International
And denies the best [reward],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Saheeh International
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Shakir
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Saheeh International
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Pickthall
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Saheeh International
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Saheeh International
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Saheeh International
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Saheeh International
Who had denied and turned away.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Pickthall
He who denieth and turneth away.
Saheeh International
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Shakir
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Pickthall
Far removed from it will be the righteous
Saheeh International
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Pickthall
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
Saheeh International
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Shakir
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Pickthall
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
Saheeh International
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Pickthall
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Saheeh International
And he is going to be satisfied.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Pickthall
He verily will be content.