Surah Al-Layl

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Wallayli itha yaghsha

By the night when it covers1

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Wannahari itha tajalla

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Wama khalaqa aththakarawal-ontha

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

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

Faamma man aAAta wattaqa

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Wasaddaqa bilhusna

And believes in the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Waamma man bakhila wastaghna

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Wakaththaba bilhusna

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu ithataradda

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?1

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata wal-oola

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

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

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

La yaslaha illaal-ashqa

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

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

But the righteous one will avoid it

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Allathee yu/tee malahuyatazakka

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu minniAAmatin tujza

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded1

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihial-aAAla

But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Walasawfa yarda

And he is going to be satisfied.