Al-Layl

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ١

Wallayli itha yaghsha

By the night when it covers

I swear by the night when it covers (the sun),

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ٢

Wannahari itha tajalla

And [by] the day when it appears

and by the day when it unveils itself,

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ٣

Wama khalaqa aththakarawal-ontha

And [by] He who created the male and female,

and by the One who created the male and the female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ٤

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

your efforts are diverse:

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ٥

Faamma man aAAta wattaqa

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

As for the one who gives (in charity) and fears Allah,

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ٦

Wasaddaqa bilhusna

And believes in the best [reward],

and believes in the best (religion),

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ٧

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

We will ease him toward ease.

We will facilitate for him the way to extreme ease (i.e. the comforts of Paradise).

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ٨

Waamma man bakhila wastaghna

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

But the one who is miser and deems himself self-sufficient,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ٩

Wakaththaba bilhusna

And denies the best [reward],

and rejects the best (religion),

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ١٠

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

We will ease him toward difficulty.

We will facilitate for him the way to extreme distress.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ١١

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu ithataradda

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

And his wealth will not help him when he will fall down (into Hell).

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ١٢

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

Of course, it is undertaken by Us to guide,

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ١٣

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata wal-oola

And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

and in Our control is the Hereafter and the worldly life.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ١٤

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

So I have warned you of a blazing fire.

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى١٥

La yaslaha illaal-ashqa

None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one

None will enter it but the wretched one,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ١٦

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

Who had denied and turned away.

who rejected (the truth) and turned away (from it).

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى١٧

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

But the righteous one will avoid it

And saved from it will be the most God-fearing one,

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ١٨

Allathee yu/tee malahuyatazakka

[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

who gives his wealth (in charity) to become purified,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ١٩

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu minniAAmatin tujza

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

while no one has conferred any favour on him for which he would give a return,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ٢٠

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihial-aAAla

But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

but (he gave his wealth in charity) only to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ٢١

Walasawfa yarda

And he is going to be satisfied.

And surely he will soon be happy.