Translation: Surah Al-Layl (The Night) سُورَة الليل
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
iIn the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١ i
By the Night as it conceals (the light); (1)
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢ i
By the Day as it appears in glory; (2)
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ ٣ i
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;- (3)
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤ i
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse. (4)
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ ٥ i
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah), (5)
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ٦ i
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,- (6)
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧ i
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss. (7)
وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨ i
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, (8)
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ٩ i
And gives the lie to the best,- (9)
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠ i
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery; (10)
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ ١١ i
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit). (11)
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢ i
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide, (12)
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ ١٣ i
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning. (13)
فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤ i
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; (14)
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى ١٥ i
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones (15)
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦ i
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs. (16)
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى ١٧ i
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,- (17)
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨ i
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, (18)
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ ١٩ i
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, (19)
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠ i
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High; (20)
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١ i
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction. (21)