Al-Lail

    The Night • 21 verses

    بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ

    In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

    1

    بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

    By the night when it covers

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    2

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    And [by] the day when it appears

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    3

    وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

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

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    4

    إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

    Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

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    5

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

    As for he who gives and fears Allah

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    وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And believes in the best [reward],

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    7

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward ease.

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    8

    وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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

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    وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And denies the best [reward],

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    10

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

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    11

    وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

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    12

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

    Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

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    13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

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    14

    فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

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

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    15

    لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

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

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    16

    ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Who had denied and turned away.

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    17

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    But the righteous one will avoid it -

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    18

    ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

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    وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

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

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    إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

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    21

    وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

    And he is going to be satisfied.

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