Surah Al-Lail - English Translation by Dr Munir Munshey
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
(I swear) by the night as it veils (the earth in darkness)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 1
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And the day, as it unveils
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 2
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
And by Him, Who created (life in pairs,) male and female
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 3
إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
In fact your efforts pursue divergent ends
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 4
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Anyone who gives charity, and fears
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 5
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And believes in (basic) goodness (and morality)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 6
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
For such a one, We shall facilitate the easy way, (the way to Islam)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
While anyone who acts niggardly, (lives nonchalantly), and considers himself self-sufficient
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 8
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And rejects the (basic) goodness (and morality)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 9
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
For such a one, We shall facilitate the path of evil _ (the path that runs contrary to his nature)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 10
وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
How will his wealth avail him when he goes down (into the ditch, his grave)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 11
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
To grace you (all) with the guidance, is upon Us
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 12
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Indeed, to Us belongs the afterlife, as well as this one
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 13
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ
I warn you (all) about the raging blaze
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 14
لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
No one will roast in it, except the most wretched
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 15
ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
The one who denied (the truth), and turned away
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 16
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
Far removed from it, would be the righteous one
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 17
ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
The one who sought to purify ( his soul), and spent his wealth (in charity)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 18
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
Not because he had any favors to return
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 19
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
But because he sought the pleasure of his Lord, the most High
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 20
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
(Such a man) would certainly be well pleased
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 21