Surat Al-Layl - سورة الليل

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: By the night as it envelops;

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And by the day as it appears in brightness;

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And by Him Who created male and female;

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Muhsin Khan: Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And believes in Al-Husna.

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).

وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And gives the lie to Al-Husna (see Verse No: 6 footnote);

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: We will make smooth for him the path for evil;

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction).

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance,

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Muhsin Khan: Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell);

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

Muhsin Khan: None shall enter it save the most wretched,

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Muhsin Khan: Who denies and turns away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

Muhsin Khan: And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous - see V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Muhsin Khan: He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High;

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Muhsin Khan: He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise).