Surah Al-Layl الليل

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ١

By the enshrouding night,

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

by the radiant day,

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ٣

by His creation of male and female!

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

The ways you take differ greatly.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥

There is the one who gives, who is mindful of God,

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٦

who testifies to goodness––

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٧

We shall smooth his way towards ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ٨

There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٩

who denies goodness––

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ١٠

We shall smooth his way towards hardship

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١

and his wealth will not help him as he falls.

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ١٢

Our part is to provide guidance––

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٣

this world and the next belong to Us––

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

so I warn you about the raging Fire,

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١٥

in which none but the most wicked one will burn,

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦

who denied [the truth], and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ١٧

The most pious one will be spared this––

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

who gives his wealth away as self-purification,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ١٩

not to return a favour to anyone

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٢٠

but for the sake of his Lord the Most High––

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ٢١

and he will be well pleased.