Al-Layl
The Night
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الليل
وَٱلَّيْلِ By the night wa-al-layli when idhā it covers yaghshā
By the night when it covers1
وَٱلنَّهَارِ And the day wal-nahāri when idhā it shines in brightness tajallā
And [by] the day when it appears
وَمَا And He Who wamā created khalaqa the male l-dhakara and the female wal-unthā
And [by] He who created the male and female,
إِنَّ Indeed inna your efforts saʿyakum (are) surely diverse lashattā
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
فَأَمَّا Then as for fa-ammā (him) who man gives aʿṭā and fears wa-ittaqā
As for he who gives and fears Allāh
وَصَدَّقَ And believes waṣaddaqa in the best bil-ḥus'nā
And believes in the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ Then We will ease him fasanuyassiruhu towards [the] ease lil'yus'rā
We will ease him toward ease.
وَأَمَّا But as for wa-ammā (him) who man withholds bakhila and considers himself free from need wa-is'taghnā
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وَكَذَّبَ And denies wakadhaba the best bil-ḥus'nā
And denies the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ Then We will ease him fasanuyassiruhu towards [the] difficulty lil'ʿus'rā
We will ease him toward difficulty.
وَمَا And not wamā will avail yugh'nī him ʿanhu his wealth māluhu when idhā he falls taraddā
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?1
إِنَّ Indeed inna upon Us ʿalaynā (is) the guidance lalhudā
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
وَإِنَّ And indeed wa-inna for Us lanā (is) the Hereafter lalākhirata and the first (life) wal-ūlā
And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ So I warn you fa-andhartukum (of) a Fire nāran blazing talaẓẓā
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
لَا Not lā will burn (in) it yaṣlāhā except illā the most wretched l-ashqā
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
ٱلَّذِى The one who alladhī denied kadhaba and turned away watawallā
Who had denied and turned away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا But will be removed from it wasayujannabuhā the righteous l-atqā
But the righteous one will avoid it
ٱلَّذِى The one who alladhī gives yu'tī his wealth mālahu (to) purify himself yatazakkā
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
وَمَا And not wamā for anyone li-aḥadin with him ʿindahu any min favor niʿ'matin to be recompensed tuj'zā
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded1
إِلَّا Except illā seeking ib'tighāa (the) Countenance wajhi (of) his Lord rabbihi the Most High l-aʿlā
But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ And soon, surely walasawfa he will be pleased yarḍā
And he is going to be satisfied.