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 covers
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?