Surah Al-Layl – The Night

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

By the Night as it conceals (the light);

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Wannahaari izaa tajalla

By the Day as it appears in glory;

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

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

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

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

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

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

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

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

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

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

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

And gives the lie to the best,-

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

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

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

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

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

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

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

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

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Wa lasawfa yardaa

And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.