Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Saheeh International
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Pickthall
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.
Saheeh International
By the night when it covers
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
Yusuf Ali
By the Day as it appears in glory;
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Saheeh International
And [by] the day when it appears
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Yusuf Ali
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Saheeh International
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Pickthall
And Him Who hath created male and female,
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);
Saheeh International
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Pickthall
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
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,
Saheeh International
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Yusuf Ali
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Saheeh International
And believes in the best [reward],
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
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).
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward ease.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
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.
Saheeh International
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Pickthall
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
Yusuf Ali
And gives the lie to the best, -
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Saheeh International
And denies the best [reward],
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
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.
Saheeh International
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
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)?.
Saheeh International
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Yusuf Ali
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Saheeh International
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Pickthall
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
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).
Saheeh International
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
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).
Saheeh International
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Yusuf Ali
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Saheeh International
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Yusuf Ali
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Saheeh International
Who had denied and turned away.
Pickthall
He who denieth and turneth away.
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).
Saheeh International
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Pickthall
Far removed from it will be the righteous
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,
Saheeh International
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Pickthall
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
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,
Saheeh International
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Pickthall
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
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.
Saheeh International
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Pickthall
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Yusuf Ali
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Saheeh International
And he is going to be satisfied.
Pickthall
He verily will be content.