Al-Lail

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

and the day when it shines!

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

And by ˹the One˺ Who created male and female!

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Surely the ends you strive for are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

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

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

and ˹firmly˺ believes in the finest reward

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will facilitate for them the Way of Ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

and ˹staunchly˺ denies the finest reward

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will facilitate for them the path of hardship.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

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

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

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

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

And so I have warned you of a raging Fire

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

in which none will burn except the most wretched—

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

who deny and turn away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

But the righteous will be spared from it—

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

not in return for someone’s favours

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

but seeking the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

They will certainly be pleased.