Al Lail
Chapter 92, 21 verses
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Yusuf Ali
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Arabic, with marks
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Hilali & Muhsin Khan
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Pickthall
Yusuf Ali
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
Arabic, with marks
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Pickthall
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
Yusuf Ali
By the Day as it appears in glory;
Arabic, with marks
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Pickthall
And the day resplendent
Yusuf Ali
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
By Him Who created male and female.
Pickthall
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Yusuf Ali
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Pickthall
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Yusuf Ali
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Arabic, with marks
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Pickthall
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Yusuf Ali
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
Arabic, with marks
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And believes in Al-Husna.
Pickthall
And believeth in goodness;
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
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,
Arabic, with marks
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Pickthall
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
Yusuf Ali
And gives the lie to the best, -
Arabic, with marks
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Pickthall
And disbelieveth in goodness;
Yusuf Ali
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
Arabic, with marks
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Pickthall
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Yusuf Ali
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Pickthall
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Yusuf Ali
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Arabic, with marks
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Pickthall
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Yusuf Ali
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Arabic, with marks
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Pickthall
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Yusuf Ali
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Arabic, with marks
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Pickthall
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Yusuf Ali
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Arabic, with marks
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Pickthall
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Yusuf Ali
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Who denies and turns away.
Pickthall
He who denieth and turneth away.
Yusuf Ali
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
Arabic, with marks
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Pickthall
Far removed from it will be the righteous
Yusuf Ali
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
Arabic, with marks
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
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,
Arabic, with marks
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
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;
Arabic, with marks
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Pickthall
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Yusuf Ali
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Arabic, with marks
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Hilali & Muhsin Khan
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Pickthall
He verily will be content.