Al-Lail -- The Night
21 verses · meccan
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
By the night when it covers
Ayah 1وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
Ayah 2وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
And [by] He who created the male and female
Ayah 3إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse
Ayah 4فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Ayah 5وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward]
Ayah 6فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease
Ayah 7وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Ayah 8وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward]
Ayah 9فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty
Ayah 10وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls
Ayah 11إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance
Ayah 12وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]
Ayah 13فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارࣰ ا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing
Ayah 14لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
Ayah 15ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who had denied and turned away
Ayah 16وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
But the righteous one will avoid it
Ayah 17ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Ayah 18وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةࣲ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Ayah 19إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High
Ayah 20وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied
Ayah 21