Al-Layl

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١

By the night enshrouding

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ ٣

And Him Who hath created male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ ٥

As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ٦

And believeth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ ٩

And disbelieveth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ ١١

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ ١٣

And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى ١٥

Which only the most wretched must endure,

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦

He who denieth and turneth away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى ١٧

Far removed from it will be the righteous

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ ١٩

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠

Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.