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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 the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

and by the day as it appears radiantly,

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

and by the creation of the male and the female.

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

O men, you truly strive towards the most diverse ends!

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

As for one who gives [to others] and fears [God],

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

and believes in the truth of what is right,

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

We will pave his way to ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

But as for one who is miserly and unheeding,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

and rejects what is right,

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

We shall pave his way to hardship,

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

nor will his wealth profit him when he falls [into the pit].

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Surely, it is for Us to provide guidance --

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

and to Us belongs the Hereafter as well as the present world --

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

I have warned you then about a raging Fire:

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١٥﴾

none shall enter it but the most wicked,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

who denied [the truth], and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿١٧﴾

One who fears God shall be kept away from it --

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

one who gives his wealth to become purified,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾

and owes no favour to anyone, which is to be repaid,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾

acting only for the sake of his Lord the Most High --

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

and before long he will be well satisfied.