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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﴾

By oath of the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

And by oath of the day when it shines

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

And by oath of the One Who created the male and the female.

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

Indeed your efforts differ.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

So for one who gave and practised piety

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

And believed the best matter to be true

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

So We will very soon provide him ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

And denied the best matter,

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

So We will very soon provide him hardship.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

His wealth will not avail him when he falls into ruin.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Indeed guiding is upon Us.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

And indeed the Hereafter and this world both belong to Us.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze.

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١٥﴾

None except the most wicked will enter it.

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

The one who denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿١٧﴾

He will be far away from the most pious. (The first Caliph S. Abu Bakr Siddiq)

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

Who gives his wealth in order to be pure.

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾

And no one has done a favour to him, for which he should be compensated.

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾

He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

And indeed, soon he will be very pleased.