Surah Al-Lail — The Night

وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَغْشٰىۙ

Wal-laili iżā yagsyā.

By the night when it covers

وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰىۙ

Wan-nahāri iżā tajallā.

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْاُنْثٰىٓ ۙ

Wa mā khalaqaż-żakara wal-unṡā.

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

اِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتّٰىۗ

Inna sa‘yakum lasyattā.

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَاَمَّا مَنْ اَعْطٰى وَاتَّقٰىۙ

Fa ammā man a‘ṭā wattaqā.

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنٰىۙ

Wa ṣaddaqa bil-ḥusnā.

And believes in the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلْيُسْرٰىۗ

Fa sanuyassiruhū lil-yusrā.

We will ease him toward ease.

وَاَمَّا مَنْۢ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنٰىۙ

Wa ammā man bakhila wastagnā.

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنٰىۙ

Wa każżaba bil-ḥusnā.

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلْعُسْرٰىۗ

Fa sanuyassiruhū lil-‘usrā.

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغْنِيْ عَنْهُ مَالُهٗٓ اِذَا تَرَدّٰىٓۙ

Wa mā yugnī ‘anhu māluhū iżā taraddā.

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

اِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدٰىۖ

Inna ‘alainā lal-hudā.

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَاِنَّ لَنَا لَلْاٰخِرَةَ وَالْاُوْلٰىۗ

Wa inna lanā lal-ākhirata wal-ūlā.

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

فَاَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظّٰىۚ

Fa anżartukum nāran talaẓẓā.

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

لَا يَصْلٰىهَآ اِلَّا الْاَشْقَىۙ

Lā yaṣlāhā illal-asyqā.

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

الَّذِيْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىۗ

Allażī każżaba wa tawallā.

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْاَتْقَىۙ

Wa sayujannabuhal-atqā.

But the righteous one will avoid it

الَّذِيْ يُؤْتِيْ مَالَهٗ يَتَزَكّٰىۚ

Allażī yu'tī mālahū yatazakkā.

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

وَمَا لِاَحَدٍ عِنْدَهٗ مِنْ نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزٰىٓۙ

Wa mā li'aḥadin ‘indahū min ni‘matin tujzā.

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

اِلَّا ابْتِغَاۤءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْاَعْلٰىۚ

Illabtigā'a wajhi rabbihil-a‘lā.

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضٰى ࣖ

Wa lasaufa yarḍā.

And he is going to be satisfied.