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Surah The night [Al-Lail] in English

Surah The night [Al-Lail] Ayah 21 Location Maccah Number 92

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١﴾

I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over,

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

And the day when it shines in all its glory,

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

And Him who created the male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

That your endeavour is for different ends.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Yet he who gives to others and has fear,

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

And affirms goodness,

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

We shall ease the way of fortune for him.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

But he who does not give and is unconcerned,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

And rejects goodness,

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

For him We shall ease the way of adversity,

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

And his riches will not avail him when he falls headlong (into the Abyss).

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

It is indeed for Us to show the way,

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

And to Us belong the End and the Beginning.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

So, I warn you of the blazing Fire.

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١٥﴾

No one will burn in it but the most wretched,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

Who denied (the truth) and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿١٧﴾

But save him who fears

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

And gives of his wealth that he may grow in virtue,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾

And is under no one's obligation to return his favour,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾

Other than seeking the glory of his Lord, most high,

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

Will surely be gratified.