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.

Shakir

1 I swear by the night when it draws a veil,

Yusuf Ali

2 By the Day as it appears in glory;

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

2 By the day as it appears in brightness.

Shakir

2 And the day when it shines in brightness,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

3 By Him Who created male and female.

Shakir

3 And the creating of the male and the 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);

Shakir

4 Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (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,

Shakir

5 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

6 And believes in Al-Husna.

Shakir

6 And accepts the best,

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).

Shakir

7 We will facilitate for him the easy end.

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.

Shakir

8 And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),

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)

Shakir

9 And rejects the best,

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.

Shakir

10 We will facilitate for him the difficult end.

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)?.

Shakir

11 And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.

Yusuf Ali

12 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

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

Shakir

12 Surely Ours is it to show the way,

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).

Shakir

13 And most surely Ours is the hereafter 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).

Shakir

14 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:

Yusuf Ali

15 None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

15 None shall enter it save the most wretched.

Shakir

15 None shall enter it but the most unhappy,

Yusuf Ali

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

Hilali & Muhsin Khan

16 Who denies and turns away.

Shakir

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

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).

Shakir

17 And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),

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,

Shakir

18 Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself

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,

Shakir

19 And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,

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.

Shakir

20 Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the 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).

Shakir

21 And he shall soon be well - pleased.