Surah Al-Lail - English Translation by Ali Quli Qarai
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
By the night when it envelops
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 1
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
by the day when it brightens
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 2
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
by Him who created the male and the female
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 3
إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
your endeavours are indeed diverse
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 4
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
As for him who gives and is Godwary
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 5
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
and confirms the best promise
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 6
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
We will surely ease him toward facility
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But as for him, who is stingy and self-complacent
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 8
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
and denies the best promise
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 9
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
We will surely ease him toward hardship
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 10
وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
His wealth will not avail him when he perishes
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 11
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Indeed guidance rests with Us
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 12
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
and to Us belong the world and the Hereafter
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 13
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I warn you of a blazing fire
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 14
لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
which none shall enter except the most wretched [of persons]
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 15
ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
—he who impugns [God’s prophets] and turns his back
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 16
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
The Godwary [person] will be spared of that
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 17
ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
—he who gives his wealth to purify himself
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 18
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
and does not expect any reward from anyone
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 19
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
but seek only the pleasure of their Lord, the Most Exalted
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 20
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
and, surely, soon they will be well-pleased
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 21