Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Saheeh International
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Yusuf Ali
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Shakir
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.
Yusuf Ali
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
Shakir
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Saheeh International
And [by] the day when it appears
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Yusuf Ali
By the Day as it appears in glory;
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Saheeh International
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Yusuf Ali
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the female,
Saheeh International
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Yusuf Ali
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Shakir
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (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,
Yusuf Ali
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Shakir
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Saheeh International
And believes in the best [reward],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Yusuf Ali
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward ease.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
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.
Yusuf Ali
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
Shakir
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Saheeh International
And denies the best [reward],
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Yusuf Ali
And gives the lie to the best, -
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
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)?.
Yusuf Ali
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Shakir
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Saheeh International
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Yusuf Ali
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
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).
Yusuf Ali
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Shakir
And most surely Ours is the hereafter 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).
Yusuf Ali
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Saheeh International
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Yusuf Ali
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Saheeh International
Who had denied and turned away.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Yusuf Ali
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
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).
Yusuf Ali
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
Shakir
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Saheeh International
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Yusuf Ali
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
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,
Yusuf Ali
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
Shakir
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
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.
Yusuf Ali
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
Shakir
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Saheeh International
And he is going to be satisfied.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Yusuf Ali
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.