وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا يَغۡشٰىۙ ١
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
By the night when it covers
The Night · 21 ayahs · Makki
بِسۡمِ اللهِ الرَّحۡمٰنِ الرَّحِيۡمِ
وَالَّيۡلِ اِذَا يَغۡشٰىۙ ١
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
By the night when it covers
وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰىۙ ٢
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
And [by] the day when it appears
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالۡاُنۡثٰٓىۙ ٣
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
And [by] He who created the male and female,
اِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتّٰىؕ ٤
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
فَاَمَّا مَنۡ اَعۡطٰى وَاتَّقٰىۙ ٥
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
As for he who gives and fears Allāh
وَصَدَّقَ بِالۡحُسۡنٰىۙ ٦
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
And believes in the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلۡيُسۡرٰىؕ ٧
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
We will ease him toward ease.
وَاَمَّا مَنۡۢ بَخِلَ وَاسۡتَغۡنٰىۙ ٨
Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وَكَذَّبَ بِالۡحُسۡنٰىۙ ٩
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
And denies the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلۡعُسۡرٰىؕ ١٠
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
We will ease him toward difficulty.
وَمَا يُغۡنِىۡ عَنۡهُ مَالُهٗۤ اِذَا تَرَدّٰىؕ ١١
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
اِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَـلۡهُدٰىۖ ١٢
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
وَاِنَّ لَـنَا لَـلۡاٰخِرَةَ وَالۡاُوۡلٰى ١٣
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فَاَنۡذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارًا تَلَظّٰىۚ ١٤
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
لَا يَصۡلٰٮهَاۤ اِلَّا الۡاَشۡقَىۙ ١٥
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
الَّذِىۡ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىؕ ١٦
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
Who had denied and turned away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الۡاَتۡقَىۙ ١٧
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
But the righteous one will avoid it
الَّذِىۡ يُؤۡتِىۡ مَالَهٗ يَتَزَكّٰىۚ ١٨
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
وَمَا لِاَحَدٍ عِنۡدَهٗ مِنۡ نِّعۡمَةٍ تُجۡزٰٓىۙ ١٩
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
اِلَّا ابۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ الۡاَعۡلٰىۚ ٢٠
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضٰى ٢١
Wa lasawfa yardaa
And he is going to be satisfied.