Al-Layl

وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰ

By the night enshrouding

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۤ

And Him Who hath created male and female

إِنَّ سَعۡیَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends)

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And believeth in goodness

فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡیُسۡرَىٰ

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And disbelieveth in goodness

فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity

وَمَا یُغۡنِی عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥۤ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰۤ

His riches will not save him when he perisheth

إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارࣰا تَلَظَّىٰ

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

لَا یَصۡلَىٰهَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

Which only the most wretched must endure

ٱلَّذِی كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

He who denieth and turneth away

وَسَیُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى

Far removed from it will be the righteous

ٱلَّذِی یُؤۡتِی مَالَهُۥ یَتَزَكَّىٰ

Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness)

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةࣲ تُجۡزَىٰۤ

And none hath with him any favour for reward

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَاۤءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High

وَلَسَوۡفَ یَرۡضَىٰ

He verily will be content