AL LAYL (THE NIGHT)
(Revealed at Mecca – contains 21 verses – 1 section)
Allah – beginning with the name of – the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
| AYAT | TRANSLATION |
|---|---|
| 1 | وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ |
| By oath of the night when it covers | |
| 2 | وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ |
| And by oath of the day when it shines | |
| 3 | وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ |
| And by oath of the One Who created the male and the female. | |
| 4 | إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ |
| Indeed your efforts differ. | |
| 5 | فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ |
| So for one who gave and practised piety | |
| 6 | وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ |
| And believed the best matter to be true | |
| 7 | فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ |
| So We will very soon provide him ease. | |
| 8 | وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ |
| And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree, | |
| 9 | وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ |
| And denied the best matter, | |
| 10 | فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ |
| So We will very soon provide him hardship. | |
| 11 | وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ |
| His wealth will not avail him when he falls into ruin. | |
| 12 | إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ |
| Indeed guiding is upon Us. | |
| 13 | وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ |
| And indeed the Hereafter and this world both belong to Us. | |
| 14 | فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ |
| I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze. | |
| 15 | لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى |
| None except the most wicked will enter it. | |
| 16 | الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ |
| The one who denied and turned away. | |
| 17 | وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى |
| It will be far away from the most pious. (The first Caliph S. Abu Bakr Siddiq) | |
| 18 | الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ |
| Who gives his wealth in order to be pure. | |
| 19 | وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ |
| And no one has done a favour to him, for which he should be compensated. | |
| 20 | إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ |
| He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme. | |
| 21 | وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ |
| And indeed, soon he will be very pleased. | |