Surah Al-Lail سُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ1

By the Night as it conceals (the light);

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ2

By the Day as it appears in glory;

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ3

By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ4

Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ5

So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ6

And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ7

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ8

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ9

And gives the lie to the best,-

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ10

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ11

Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ12

Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ13

And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ14

Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى15

None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ16

Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى17

But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ18

Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ19

And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ20

But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ21

And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.