Al-Lailالليل
Muṣḥaf order 92
Cairo 1924 order #9 Meccan
Verses 21 (Ḥafṣ)
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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١
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By the night enshrouding
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢
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And the day resplendent
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣
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And Him Who hath created male and female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤
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Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥
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As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٦
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And believeth in goodness;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧
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Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨
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But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٩
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And disbelieveth in goodness;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠
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Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١
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His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢
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Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ١٣
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And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤
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Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ١٥
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Which only the most wretched must endure,
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦
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He who denieth and turneth away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ١٧
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Far removed from it will be the righteous
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨
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Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ ١٩
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And none hath with him any favour for reward,
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠
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Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١
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He verily will be content.