അൽ ലൈൽ - الليل - Al-Layl

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1. By the night as it envelops.

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ۝١

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2. By the day as it appears in brightness.

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ۝٢

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3. By Him Who created male and female.

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ۝٣

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

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ۝٤

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

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ۝٥

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6. And believes in Al-Husnâ.[1]

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ۝٦

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

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ۝٧

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8. But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.[2]

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ۝٨

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9. And belies Al-Husnâ (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ۝٩

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10. We will make smooth for him the path for evil.

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ۝١٠

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11. And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ۝١١

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12. Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ۝١٢

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

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ۝١٣

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14. Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ۝١٤

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15. None shall enter it save the most wretched.

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ۝١٥

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16. Who denies and turns away.

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝١٦

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17. And Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ۝١٧

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

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ۝١٨

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19. And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ۝١٩

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20. Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ۝٢٠

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21. He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ۝٢١