Al-Lail -- The Night

21 verses · meccan

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

By the night when it covers

Ayah 1

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And [by] the day when it appears

Ayah 2

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ

And [by] He who created the male and female

Ayah 3

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

Indeed, your efforts are diverse

Ayah 4

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

As for he who gives and fears Allah

Ayah 5

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And believes in the best [reward]

Ayah 6

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

We will ease him toward ease

Ayah 7

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

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

Ayah 8

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And denies the best [reward]

Ayah 9

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ

We will ease him toward difficulty

Ayah 10

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls

Ayah 11

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance

Ayah 12

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

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

Ayah 13

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارࣰ ا تَلَظَّىٰ

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing

Ayah 14

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

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

Ayah 15

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Who had denied and turned away

Ayah 16

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى

But the righteous one will avoid it

Ayah 17

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

Ayah 18

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةࣲ تُجۡزَىٰٓ

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

Ayah 19

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High

Ayah 20

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ

And he is going to be satisfied

Ayah 21