Surah Al-Layl الليل

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ١

Wallayli idhā yaghshā

By the night when it covers¹⁹³⁷

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

Wan-nahāri idhā tajallā

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ٣

Wamā khalaqadh-dhakara wal-unthā

And [by] He who created the male and female,

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

Inna sa'yakum lashattā

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥

Fa ammā man a'tā wattaqā

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٦

Wasaddaqa bil-husnā

And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٧

Fasanuyassiruhū lil-yusrā

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ٨

Wa ammā mam bakhila wastaghnā

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٩

Wakaddhaba bil-husnā

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ١٠

Fasanuyassiruhū lil-'usrā

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١

Wamā yughnī 'anhu māluhū idhā taraddā

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?¹⁹³⁸

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ١٢

Inna 'alaynā lalhudā

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٣

Wa inna lanā lal'ākhirata wal-ūlā

And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

Fa andhartukum nāran talazzā

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١٥

Lā yaslāhā illal-ashqā

None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦

Alladhī kaddhaba watawallā

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ١٧

Wasayujannabuhal-atqā

But the righteous one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

Alladhī yu'tī mālahū yatazakkā

[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ١٩

Wamā li ahadin 'indahū min ni'matin tujzā

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded¹⁹³⁹ –

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٢٠

Illabtighā'a wajhi rabbihil-a'lā

But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ٢١

Walasawfa yardā

And he is going to be satisfied.