الليل

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ 1

By the night when it covers[1937]

Translation notes

[1937] With darkness.

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ 2

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ 3

And [by] He who created the male and female,

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ 4

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ 5

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ 6

And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ 7

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ 8

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ 9

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ 10

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ 11

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?[1938]

Translation notes

[1938] i.e., when he dies or is destroyed. It can also mean when he falls into the Hellfire.

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ 12

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ 13

And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ 14

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى 15

None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ 16

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى 17

But the righteous one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ 18

[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ 19

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded[1939] –

Translation notes

[1939] i.e., without intending reciprocation for some benefit to himself.

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ 20

But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ 21

And he is going to be satisfied.