الليل

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ﴿1﴾

By the night when it covers1

Translation: Sahih International

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ﴿2﴾

And [by] the day when it appears

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ﴿3﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ﴿4﴾

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

Translation: Sahih International

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ﴿5﴾

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

Translation: Sahih International

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ﴿6﴾

And believes in the best [reward],

Translation: Sahih International

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ﴿7﴾

We will ease him toward ease.

Translation: Sahih International

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ﴿8﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ﴿9﴾

And denies the best [reward],

Translation: Sahih International

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ﴿10﴾

We will ease him toward difficulty.

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ﴿11﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ﴿12﴾

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

Translation: Sahih International

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ﴿13﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ﴿14﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى﴿15﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ﴿16﴾

Who had denied and turned away.

Translation: Sahih International

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى﴿17﴾

But the righteous one will avoid it

Translation: Sahih International

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ﴿18﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ﴿19﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ﴿20﴾

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

Translation: Sahih International

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ﴿21﴾

And he is going to be satisfied.

Translation: Sahih International