Al-Layl

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١

By the night enshrouding

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣

And Him Who hath created male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥

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

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٦

And believeth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٩

And disbelieveth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ١٣

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ١٥

Which only the most wretched must endure,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦

He who denieth and turneth away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ١٧

Far removed from it will be the righteous

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ١٩

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١

He verily will be content.