Al-Layl

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Wal-Layli ʹiẓaa yag̣shaa;

By the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Wan-Nahaari ʹiẓaa tajallaa;

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Wa-maa khalaq̣aẓ ẓakara wal-ʹuñs̤aaa;

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

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

ʹInna saʻyakum lashattaa.

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

Faʹammaa man ʹaʻṭaa wattaq̣aa,―

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Wa-ṣaddaq̣a bil-Ḥusnaa,―

And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Fasanuyassiruhoo lil-Yusraa.

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Wa-ʹammaa mam bakhila wastag̣naa,

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Wa-kaẓẓaba bil-Ḥusnaa,―

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Fasanuyassiruhoo lilʻusraa;

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Wa-maa yug̣nee ʻanhu maaluhooo ʹiẓaa taraddaa.

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

ʹInna ʻalaynaa lal-hudaa,

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Wa-ʹinna lanaa lal-ʹAakhirata wal-ʹOolaa.

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Faʹañẓartukum Naarañ talaz̤̣z̤̣aa.

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

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Laa- yaṣlaahaaa ʹillal ʹashq̣aa,―

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

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

ʹAllaẓee kaẓẓaba wa-tawallaa.

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Wa-sa-yujannabuhal ʹatq̣aa,―

But the righteous one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

ʹAllaẓee yuʹtee maalahoo yatazakkaa,

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

Wa-maa liʹaḥadin ʻiñdahoo min niʻmatiñ tujzaa,

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

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

ʹIllab tig̣aaaʹa Wajhi Rabbihil ʹAʻ-laa;

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Wa-lasawfa yarḍaa.

And he is going to be satisfied.