Surah Al-Lail

Translation: Abdul Mannan Omar. Open a verse to compare translations and read its commentary.

1. 1 وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ I call to witness the night when it spreads (its) veil,
2. 2 وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ And the day when it becomes bright,
3. 3 وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ And all the males and the females that He created;
4. 4 إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ (That) diverse are the ends you strive to achieve.
5. 5 فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ Then as for the person who devotes (all his resources and capacities in the cause of God), gives (to others) and guards against evil,
6. 6 وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ And declares his faith in all that is best and right,
7. 7 فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ We will, then, invariably provide for him every facility (for doing good).
8. 8 وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ But as for him who is niggardly (and cripples his capacities) and is (disdainfully) indifferent (to God and the Hereafter),
9. 9 وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ And belies all that is best,
10. 10 فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ We will, then, of course make easy for him (the downhill path to) a state of distress,
11. 11 وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ And his wealth shall not avail him when he dies.
12. 12 إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ It is for Us to provide guidance,
13. 13 وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ And to Us belong (all the blessings of) both, the next world and the present.
14. 14 فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ (Mankind!) now I have warned you of a flaming Fire.
15. 15 لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى None shall enter it but the wretched (sinner),
16. 16 الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ Who belies (the Truth) and turns (his) back (on it).
17. 17 وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى But the one who guards against evil and keeps his duty (to God and others), shall most carefully be kept away from it (- the Fire).
18. 18 الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ A person who spends his wealth (seeking) to purify himself,
19. 19 وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ And not because he is under an obligation to anyone which (- obligation) has to be repaid,
20. 20 إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ But (he spends) only to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High,
21. 21 وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ Surely, He will be well-pleased (with such a one).