Al-Layl

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١

By the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

and the day when it shines

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣

And by ˹the One˺ Who created male and female

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

Surely the ends you strive for are diverse

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥

As for the one who is charitable, mindful ˹of Allah˺

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٦

and ˹firmly˺ believes in the finest reward

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧

We will facilitate for them the Way of Ease

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨

And as for the one who is stingy, indifferent ˹to Allah˺

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٩

and ˹staunchly˺ denies the finest reward

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠

We will facilitate for them the path of hardship

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١

And their wealth will be of no benefit to them when they tumble ˹into Hell˺

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢

It is certainly upon Us ˹alone˺ to show ˹the way to˺ guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْأَخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ١٣

And surely to Us ˹alone˺ belong this life and the next

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

And so I have warned you of a raging Fire

لَا يَصْلَـٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ١٥

in which none will burn except the most wretched—

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦

who deny and turn away

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ١٧

But the righteous will be spared from it—

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

who donate ˹some of˺ their wealth only to purify themselves

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ ١٩

not in return for someone’s favours

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠

but seeking the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١

They will certainly be pleased