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# (92) The Night (Al-Layl)

Compared Translations of the meaning of the Quran - Sura 92
al-Layl - The Night
Total Verses: 21

‏92:1 سورة الليل بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم ٛــــ والليل اذا يغشى

Transliteration	Waallayli itha yaghsha
Literal	And/by the night when/if it covers/darkens .

Yusuf Ali	By the Night as it conceals (the light);
Pickthal	By the night enshrouding
Arberry	By the night enshrouding
Shakir	I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Sarwar	By the night when it covers the day,
Khalifa	By the night as it covers.
Hilali/Khan	By the night as it envelops;
H/K/Saheeh	By the night when it covers
Malik	By the night, when it covers with darkness;[1]
QXP	Witness is the Night as it cloaks in darkness.
Maulana Ali	By the night when it draws a veil!
Free Minds	By the night when it covers.
Qaribullah	By the night, when it envelops,

George Sale	By the night, when it covereth all things with darkness;
JM Rodwell	BY the NIGHT when she spreads her veil;

Asad	CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,

al-Layl 092:002

‏92:2 والنهار اذا تجلى

Transliteration	Waalnnahari itha tajalla
Literal	And/by the daytime when/if it uncovered/shined .

Yusuf Ali	By the Day as it appears in glory;
Pickthal	And the day resplendent
Arberry	and the day in splendour
Shakir	And the day when it shines in brightness,
Sarwar	by the day when it appears radiant,
Khalifa	The day as it reveals.
Hilali/Khan	And by the day as it appears in brightness;
H/K/Saheeh	And [by] the day when it appears
Malik	and by the day, when it spreads its brightness.[2]
QXP	And the Day as it shines with splendor.
Maulana Ali	And the day when it shines!
Free Minds	And the day when it appears.
Qaribullah	and by the day when it unveils.

George Sale	by the day, when it shineth forth;
JM Rodwell	By the Day when it brightly shineth;

Asad	and the day as it rises bright!

al-Layl 092:003

‏92:3 وماخلق الذكر والانثى

Transliteration	Wama khalaqa alththakara waal-ontha
Literal	And/by what (who) created the male and the female.

Yusuf Ali	By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
Pickthal	And Him Who hath created male and female,
Arberry	and That which created the male and the female,
Shakir	And the creating of the male and the female,
Sarwar	and by that (Power) which created the male and female,
Khalifa	And Him who created the male and the female.
Hilali/Khan	And by Him Who created male and female;
H/K/Saheeh	And [by] He who created the male and female,
Malik	By Him who created the male and the female,[3]
QXP	Witness is creation of the male and the female.
Maulana Ali	And the creating of the male and the female! --
Free Minds	And He created the male and female.
Qaribullah	And by Who created the male and female,

George Sale	by Him who hath created the male, and the female:
JM Rodwell	By Him who made male and female;

Asad	Consider the creation of the male and the female!

al-Layl 092:004

‏92:4 ان سعيكم لشتى

Transliteration	Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Literal	That truly your striving/endeavor (is) separate/different (E) .

Yusuf Ali	Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Pickthal	Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Arberry	surely your striving is to diverse ends.
Shakir	Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Sarwar	you strive in various ways.
Khalifa	Your works are of various kinds.
Hilali/Khan	Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
H/K/Saheeh	Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Malik	surely your efforts are directed towards various ends.[4]
QXP	Behold, your effort is diverse. (Your occupations and earnings are different. Let not this be a cause for division among you).
Maulana Ali	Your striving is surely (for) diverse (ends).
Free Minds	Your works are various.
Qaribullah	your striving is indeed to different ends!

George Sale	Verily your endeavour is different.
JM Rodwell	At different ends truly do ye aim!

Asad	Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends!

al-Layl 092:005

‏92:5 فاما من اعطى واتقى

Transliteration	Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
Literal	So but who gave/granted and feared and obeyed.

Yusuf Ali	So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Pickthal	As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Arberry	As for him who gives and is godfearing
Shakir	Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Sarwar	We shall facilitate the path to bliss
Khalifa	As for him who gives to charity and maintains righteousness.
Hilali/Khan	As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
H/K/Saheeh	As for he who gives and fears Allah
Malik	So for him who gives in charity, fears Allah[5]
QXP	And so, he who gives and walks aright - (92:18-19)
Maulana Ali	Then as for him who gives and keeps his duty,
Free Minds	As for he who gives and is righteous.
Qaribullah	For him that gives and fears (Allah)

George Sale	Now whoso is obedient, and feareth God,
JM Rodwell	But as to him who giveth alms and feareth God,

Asad	Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God,

al-Layl 092:006

‏92:6 وصدق بالحسنى

Transliteration	Wasaddaqa bialhusna
Literal	And gave charity/confirmed with the best/most beautiful .

Yusuf Ali	And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-
Pickthal	And believeth in goodness;
Arberry	and confirms the reward most fair,
Shakir	And accepts the best,
Sarwar	for those who spend for the cause of God,
Khalifa	And upholds the scripture.
Hilali/Khan	And believes in Al-Husna.
H/K/Saheeh	And believes in the best [reward],
Malik	and testifies to goodness,[6]
QXP	And makes his life a manifest image of benevolence -
Maulana Ali	And accepts what is good --
Free Minds	And trusts in goodness.
Qaribullah	and believes in the finest,

George Sale	and professeth the truth of that faith which is most excellent;
JM Rodwell	And yieldeth assent to the Good;

Asad	and believes in the truth of the ultimate good -

al-Layl 092:007

‏92:7 فسنيسره لليسرى

Transliteration	Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
Literal	So We will ease him to the ease/prosperity.

Yusuf Ali	We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
Pickthal	Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
Arberry	We shall surely ease him to the Easing.
Shakir	We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Sarwar	observe piety, and believe in receiving rewards from God.
Khalifa	We will direct him towards happiness.
Hilali/Khan	We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
H/K/Saheeh	We will ease him toward ease.
Malik	We shall facilitate for him the easy way.[7]
QXP	We will indeed ease his way to the Ultimate Ease.
Maulana Ali	We facilitate for him (the way to) ease.
Free Minds	We will make the easy path for him.
Qaribullah	We shall surely ease him to the Path of Easing;

George Sale	unto him will We facilitate the way to happiness:
JM Rodwell	To him will we make easy the path to happiness.

Asad	for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease.

al-Layl 092:008

‏92:8 واما من بخل واستغنى

Transliteration	Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
Literal	And but who was stingy/miser and sufficed/availed .

Yusuf Ali	But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,
Pickthal	But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
Arberry	But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient,
Shakir	And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Sarwar	But for those who are niggardly, horde their wealth,.
Khalifa	But he who is stingy, though he is rich.
Hilali/Khan	But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient .
H/K/Saheeh	But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Malik	As for him who is a stingy and considers himself independent of Allah[8]
QXP	But he who withholds and thinks himself self-sufficient becoming careless of others -
Maulana Ali	And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself self-sufficient,
Free Minds	And as for he who is stingy and holds back.
Qaribullah	but for him that is a miser, and sufficed,

George Sale	But whoso shall be covetous, and shall be wholly taken up with this world,
JM Rodwell	But as to him who is covetous and bent on riches,

Asad	But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient,

al-Layl 092:009

‏92:9 وكذب بالحسنى

Transliteration	Wakaththaba bialhusna
Literal	And lied/denied/falsified with the best/most beautiful .

Yusuf Ali	And gives the lie to the best,-
Pickthal	And disbelieveth in goodness;
Arberry	and cries lies to the reward most fair,
Shakir	And rejects the best,
Sarwar	and have no faith in receiving any reward (from God).
Khalifa	And disbelieves in the scripture.
Hilali/Khan	And gives the lie to Al-Husna (see Verse No: 6 footnote);
H/K/Saheeh	And denies the best [reward],
Malik	and rejects the goodness,[9]
QXP	And makes his life a manifest image of denial of goodness -
Maulana Ali	And rejects what is good --
Free Minds	And denies goodness.
Qaribullah	and he belied the finest

George Sale	and shall deny the truth of that which is most excellent;
JM Rodwell	And calleth the Good a lie,

Asad	and calls the ultimate good a lie -

al-Layl 092:010

‏92:10 فسنيسره للعسرى

Transliteration	Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
Literal	So We will ease him to the difficulty/hardship .

Yusuf Ali	We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
Pickthal	Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Arberry	We shall surely ease him to the Hardship;
Shakir	We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Sarwar	We shall facilitate the path to affliction
Khalifa	We will direct him towards misery.
Hilali/Khan	We will make smooth for him the path for evil;
H/K/Saheeh	We will ease him toward difficulty.
Malik	We shall facilitate for him the hard way.[10]
QXP	We will indeed ease his way to hardship.
Maulana Ali	We facilitate for him (the way to) distress.
Free Minds	We will make the difficult path for him.
Qaribullah	We shall surely ease for him the Path of Hardship (the Fire).

George Sale	unto him will We facilitate the way to misery;
JM Rodwell	To him will we make easy the path to misery:

Asad	for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship:

al-Layl 092:011

‏92:11 ومايغني عنه ماله اذا تردى

Transliteration	Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
Literal	And his property/possession/wealth does not enrich/suffice (replace) from him if he fell/was destroyed .

Yusuf Ali	Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Pickthal	His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Arberry	his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes.
Shakir	And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Sarwar	and their wealth will be of no benefit to them when they face destruction.
Khalifa	His money cannot help him when he falls.
Hilali/Khan	And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction).
H/K/Saheeh	And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Malik	Just think! What benefit will he get from his wealth, if he himself is doomed.[11]
QXP	And what could his wealth avail when he himself falls! (69:28), (111:2).
Maulana Ali	And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Free Minds	And his wealth will not avail him when he demises.
Qaribullah	When he falls (into Hell), his wealth will not help him.

George Sale	and his riches shall not profit him, when he shall fall headlong into hell.
JM Rodwell	And what shall his wealth avail him when he goeth down?

Asad	and what will his wealth avail him when he goes down [to his grave]?

al-Layl 092:012

‏92:12 ان علينا للهدى

Transliteration	Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Literal	That truly on Us (is) the guidance (E).

Yusuf Ali	Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Pickthal	Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Arberry	Surely upon Us rests the guidance,
Shakir	Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Sarwar	Surely, in Our hands is guidance,
Khalifa	We provide the guidance.
Hilali/Khan	Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance,
H/K/Saheeh	Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Malik	Surely it is for Us to give guidance,[12]
QXP	Behold, it is for Us to show you the Way (through this Revelation).
Maulana Ali	Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Free Minds	It is upon Us to guide.
Qaribullah	Indeed, Guidance is Ours,

George Sale	Verily unto Us appertaineth the direction of mankind:
JM Rodwell	Truly man’s guidance is with Us

Asad	BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance;

al-Layl 092:013

‏92:13 وان لنا للاخرة والاولى

Transliteration	Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata waal-oola
Literal	And that truly for Us (is) the end (other life) (E), and the first/beginning.

Yusuf Ali	And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Pickthal	And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Arberry	and to Us belong the Last and the First.
Shakir	And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Sarwar	and to Us belong the hereafter and the worldly life.
Khalifa	We control the Hereafter, as well as this life.
Hilali/Khan	And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
H/K/Saheeh	And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Malik	and surely to Us belong the end and the beginning.[13]
QXP	And behold, unto Us belong the End and the Beginning. (93:4).
Maulana Ali	And surely Ours is the Hereafter and the former.
Free Minds	And to Us is the end and the beginning.
Qaribullah	and to Us belong the Last and the First.

George Sale	And ours is the life to come, and the present life.
JM Rodwell	And Our’s, the Future and the Past.

Asad	and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]:

al-Layl 092:014

‏92:14 فانذرتكم نارا تلظى

Transliteration	Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Literal	And so I warned you/gave you notice (of) a fire blazing/burning/inflaming.

Yusuf Ali	Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Pickthal	Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Arberry	Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames,
Shakir	Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Sarwar	I have warned you about the fierce blazing fire
Khalifa	I have warned you about the blazing Hellfire.
Hilali/Khan	Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell);
H/K/Saheeh	So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Malik	Therefore, I warn you of the blazing fire,[14]
QXP	And so I warn you of a raging Fire.
Maulana Ali	So I warn you of the Fire that flames.
Free Minds	I have warned you of a Fire that blazes.
Qaribullah	I have now warned you of the Blazing Fire,

George Sale	Wherefore I threaten you with fire which burneth fiercely,
JM Rodwell	I warn you therefore of the flaming fire;

Asad	and so I warn you of the raging fire -

al-Layl 092:015

‏92:15 لايصلاها الا الاشقى

Transliteration	La yaslaha illa al-ashqa
Literal	None roasts/suffers it except the most miserable/unhappy.

Yusuf Ali	None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Pickthal	Which only the most wretched must endure,
Arberry	whereat none but the most wretched shall be roasted,
Shakir	None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Sarwar	in which no one will suffer forever
Khalifa	None burns therein except the wicked.
Hilali/Khan	None shall enter it save the most wretched,
H/K/Saheeh	None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Malik	in which none shall burn except the wretched[15]
QXP	Which only the most unfortunate must endure.
Maulana Ali	None will enter it but the most unfortunate,
Free Minds	None shall reach it but the wicked.
Qaribullah	in which none shall be roasted except the most wretched sinner,

George Sale	which none shall enter to be burned except the most wretched;
JM Rodwell	None shall be cast to it but the most wretched,-

Asad	[the fire] which none shall have to endure but that most hapless wretch

al-Layl 092:016

‏92:16 الذي كذب وتولى

Transliteration	Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Literal	Who lied/denied/falsified and turned away.

Yusuf Ali	Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Pickthal	He who denieth and turneth away.
Arberry	even he who cried lies, and turned away;
Shakir	Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Sarwar	except the wicked ones who have rejected the (Truth) and have turned away from it.
Khalifa	Who disbelieves and turns away.
Hilali/Khan	Who denies and turns away.
H/K/Saheeh	Who had denied and turned away.
Malik	who deny the truth and give no heed.[16]
QXP	He who denies and turns away.
Maulana Ali	Who rejects (the truth) and turns (his) back.
Free Minds	The one who denies and turns away.
Qaribullah	who belied and turned away,

George Sale	who shall have disbelieved, and turned back.
JM Rodwell	Who hath called the truth a lie and turned his back.

Asad	who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it].

al-Layl 092:017

‏92:17 وسيجنبها الاتقى

Transliteration	Wasayujannabuha al-atqa
Literal	And the most fearing and obeying will be made to avoid it/be distanced from it.

Yusuf Ali	But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-
Pickthal	Far removed from it will be the righteous
Arberry	and from which the most godfearing shall be removed,
Shakir	And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Sarwar	The pious ones who spend for the cause of God
Khalifa	Avoiding it will be the righteous.
Hilali/Khan	And Al-Muttaqoon (the pious and righteous - see V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
H/K/Saheeh	But the righteous one will avoid it
Malik	But the pious shall be kept away from it,[17]
QXP	But far removed from it is he who walks aright.
Maulana Ali	And away from it shall be kept the most faithful to duty,
Free Minds	As for the righteous, he will be spared it.
Qaribullah	and from which the cautious shall be distanced.

George Sale	But he who strictly bewareth idolatry and rebellion, shall be removed far from the same;
JM Rodwell	But the God-fearing shall escape it,-

Asad	For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God:

al-Layl 092:018

‏92:18 الذي يؤتى ماله يتزكى

Transliteration	Allathee yu/tee malahu yatazakka
Literal	Who gives/brings his property/possession/wealth (and) purifies/corrects (himself).

Yusuf Ali	Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,
Pickthal	Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
Arberry	even he who gives his wealth. to purify himself
Shakir	Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Sarwar	and purify themselves will be safe from this fire.
Khalifa	Who gives from his money to charity.
Hilali/Khan	He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
H/K/Saheeh	[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Malik	the one who spends in charity for self-purification,[18]
QXP	Who gives his wealth that he may grow in goodness. (9:111).
Maulana Ali	Who gives his wealth, purifying himself,
Free Minds	The one who gives his money to develop with.
Qaribullah	He who gives his wealth to be purified,

George Sale	who giveth his substance in alms,
JM Rodwell	Who giveth away his substance that he may become pure;

Asad	he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity -

al-Layl 092:019

‏92:19 ومالاحد عنده من نعمة تجزى

Transliteration	Wama li-ahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
Literal	And (there) is not to anyone at Him from a blessing/goodness to be rewarded/reimbursed .

Yusuf Ali	And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
Pickthal	And none hath with him any favour for reward,
Arberry	and confers no favour on any man for recompense,
Shakir	And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Sarwar	They do not expect any reward
Khalifa	Seeking nothing in return.
Hilali/Khan	And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
H/K/Saheeh	And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Malik	not seeking any favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,[19]
QXP	Not that he is returning any favors. (76:9).
Maulana Ali	And none has with him any boon for a reward,
Free Minds	Seeking nothing in return.
Qaribullah	and confers no favor upon anyone for recompense

George Sale	and by whom no benefit is bestowed on any, that it may be recompensed,
JM Rodwell	And who offereth not favours to any one for the sake of recompense,

Asad	not as payment for favours received,

al-Layl 092:020

‏92:20 الا ابتغاء وجه ربه الاعلى

Transliteration	Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi al-aAAla
Literal	Except wishing/desiring his Lord's the highest's/mightiest's/most dignified's face/front (path).

Yusuf Ali	But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
Pickthal	Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Arberry	only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High;
Shakir	Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Sarwar	except the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High
Khalifa	Seeking only his Lord, the Most High.
Hilali/Khan	Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High;
H/K/Saheeh	But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Malik	except seeking the good pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.[20]
QXP	But only to seek the Approval of his Lord, the Most High.
Maulana Ali	Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Free Minds	Except the face of His Lord, the Most High.
Qaribullah	seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High,

George Sale	but who bestoweth the same for the sake of his Lord, the most High:
JM Rodwell	But only as seeking the face of his Lord the Most High.

Asad	but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest:

al-Layl 092:021

‏92:21 ولسوف يرضى

Transliteration	Walasawfa yarda
Literal	And he/He will/shall (E) accept/approve.

Yusuf Ali	And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Pickthal	He verily will be content.
Arberry	and he shall surely be satisfied.
Shakir	And he shall soon be well-pleased.
Sarwar	and the reward (of their Lord) will certainly make them happy.
Khalifa	He will certainly attain salvation.
Hilali/Khan	He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise).
H/K/Saheeh	And he is going to be satisfied.
Malik	Such persons shall soon be well-pleased with Allah.[21]
QXP	And soon he will be pleased.
Maulana Ali	And he will soon be well-pleased.
Free Minds	And he will be satisfied.
Qaribullah	surely, he shall be satisfied.

George Sale	And hereafter he shall be well satisfied with his reward.
JM Rodwell	And surely in the end he shall be well content.

Asad	and such, indeed, shall in time be well-pleased.

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