Surah Al-Lail - English Translation by George Sale
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
By the night, when it covereth all things with darkness
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 1
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
by the day, when it shineth forth
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 2
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
by Him who hath created the male, and the female
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 3
إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Verily your endeavour is different
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 4
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Now whoso is obedient, and feareth God
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 5
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
and professeth the truth of that faith which is most excellent
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 6
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
unto him will We facilitate the way to happiness
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But whoso shall be covetous, and shall be wholly taken up with this world
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 8
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
and shall deny the truth of that which is most excellent
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 9
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
unto him will We facilitate the way to misery
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 10
وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
and his riches shall not profit him, when he shall fall headlong into hell
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 11
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Verily unto Us appertaineth the direction of mankind
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 12
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
And ours is the life to come, and the present life
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 13
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ
Wherefore I threaten you with fire which burneth fiercely
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 14
لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
which none shall enter to be burned except the most wretched
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 15
ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
who shall have disbelieved, and turned back
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 16
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
But he who strictly bewareth idolatry and rebellion, shall be removed far from the same
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 17
ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
who giveth his substance in alms
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 18
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
and by whom no benefit is bestowed on any, that it may be recompensed
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 19
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
but who bestoweth the same for the sake of his Lord, the most High
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 20
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
And hereafter he shall be well satisfied with his reward
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 21