Al-Layl الليل · Ibrahim al-Akhdar

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ۝١

By the night when it covers¹⁹³⁷

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ۝٢

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ۝٣

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

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ۝٤

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ۝٥

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ۝٦

And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ۝٧

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ۝٨

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ۝٩

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ۝١٠

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ۝١١

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?¹⁹³⁸

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ۝١٢

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ۝١٣

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

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ۝١٤

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

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ۝١٥

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

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝١٦

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ۝١٧

But the righteous one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ۝١٨

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ۝١٩

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded¹⁹³⁹ –

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ۝٢٠

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

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ۝٢١

And he is going to be satisfied.