Al Lail

Yusuf Ali

1 By the Night as it conceals (the light);

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

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

Pickthall

2 And the day resplendent

Yusuf Ali

3 By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By Him Who created male and female.

Pickthall

3 And Him Who hath created male and female,

Yusuf Ali

4 Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

5 So he who gives (in charity) 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)

Yusuf Ali

6 And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

Pickthall

6 And believeth in goodness;

Yusuf Ali

7 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.

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.

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

9 And gives the lie to the best, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

9 And disbelieveth in goodness;

Yusuf Ali

10 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

10 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

Yusuf Ali

11 Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

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.

Yusuf Ali

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

13 And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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.

Yusuf Ali

14 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

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

Yusuf Ali

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Pickthall

15 Which only the most wretched must endure,

Yusuf Ali

16 Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Who denies and turns away.

Pickthall

16 He who denieth and turneth away.

Yusuf Ali

17 But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

17 Far removed from it will be the righteous

Yusuf Ali

18 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

19 And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

19 And none hath with him any favour for reward,

Yusuf Ali

20 But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

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

Yusuf Ali

21 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Pickthall

21 He verily will be content.