Surah Al-Lail - English Translation by Syed Vickar Ahamed
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
By the night when it becomes dark
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 1
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By the day as it appears in glory
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 2
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female—
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 3
إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Surely, you seek diverse (goals)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 4
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
So, he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 5
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And (in all sincerity) accepts and follows the best—
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 6
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to happiness
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 7
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself to be self-sufficient
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 8
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And gives the lie to the best—
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 9
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to misery
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 10
وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
(All of) his wealth will not profit him when he falls headlong (into the pit of Fire)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 11
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Surely, We take upon Ourselves to guide
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 12
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
And surely to Us (belong both) the end and the beginning
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 13
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire flaming fiercely
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 14
لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
None shall reach it except the most unfortunate ones
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 15
ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who give the lie to truth and turn their backs
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 16
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it—
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 17
ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 18
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
And have in their minds no favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 19
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
But only the desire to seek the Approval of their Lord Most High (Rab-Al-A'la)
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 20
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction
Surah Al-Lail, Verse 21