Surah Al-Lail

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿1﴾

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

By the night enshrouding

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿2﴾

Wannahaari izaa tajalla

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿3﴾

Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

And Him Who hath created male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿4﴾

Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿5﴾

Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿6﴾

Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

And believeth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿7﴾

Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿8﴾

Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿9﴾

Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

And disbelieveth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿10﴾

Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿11﴾

Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿12﴾

Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿13﴾

Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿14﴾

Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿15﴾

Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

Which only the most wretched must endure,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿16﴾

Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

He who denieth and turneth away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿17﴾

Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

Far removed from it will be the righteous

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿18﴾

Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿19﴾

Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿20﴾

Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿21﴾

Wa lasawfa yardaa

He verily will be content.