Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Shakir
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Arabic, with marks
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Word by word
Yusuf Ali
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
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,
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Word by word
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
By the Day as it appears in glory;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Shakir
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Arabic, with marks
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Word by word
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Yusuf Ali
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Shakir
And the creating of the male and the female,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Word by word
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Yusuf Ali
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for 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).
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Word by word
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Yusuf Ali
So he who gives (in charity) 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),
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Word by word
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Shakir
And accepts the best,
Arabic, with marks
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Word by word
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Word by word
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
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),
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Word by word
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
And gives the lie to the best, -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Shakir
And rejects the best,
Arabic, with marks
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Word by word
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Shakir
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Word by word
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
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.
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Word by word
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Yusuf Ali
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Shakir
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Word by word
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
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.
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Word by word
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Shakir
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Word by word
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Yusuf Ali
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Shakir
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Arabic, with marks
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Word by word
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Yusuf Ali
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Shakir
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Word by word
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Yusuf Ali
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from 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),
Arabic, with marks
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Word by word
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Yusuf Ali
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Shakir
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Word by word
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Yusuf Ali
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
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,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Word by word
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Yusuf Ali
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their 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.
Arabic, with marks
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
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إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Yusuf Ali
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Shakir
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
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وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ