Surah Al Layl

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ  

By the night as it envelops;

وَٱلنَّہَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ  

And by the day as it appears in brightness;

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ  

And by Him Who created male and female;

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

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

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ  

As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allâh and fears Him,

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And believes in Al-Husna.

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ ۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ  

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

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ  

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ  

And gives the lie to Al-Husna

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ ۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ  

We will make smooth for him the path for evil;

وَمَا يُغۡنِى عَنۡهُ مَالُهُ ۥۤ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ  

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

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ  

Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance,

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأَخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ  

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

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارً۬ا تَلَظَّىٰ  

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

لَا يَصۡلَٮٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى  

None shall enter it save the most wretched,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ  

Who denies and turns away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُہَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى 

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

ٱلَّذِى يُؤۡتِى مَالَهُ ۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ  

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ ۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٍ۬ تُجۡزَىٰٓ  

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

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ  

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

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ  

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

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