Soorah Al-Lail (The Night)
In the Name of Allaah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
1.  By the night as it envelops;
2.  And by the day as it appears in brightness;
3.  And by Him Who created male and female;
4.  Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
5.  As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allaah and fears Him,
6.  And believes in Al-Husnaa. [1]
7.  We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
8.  But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient. [2]
9.  And belies Al-Husnaa.
10.  We will make smooth for him the path for evil;
11.  And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction).
12.  Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance,
13.  And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
14.  Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell);
15.  None shall enter it save the most wretched,
16.  Who denies and turns away.
17.  And Al-Muttaqoon (the pious and righteous - see V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
18.  He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
19.  And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
20.  Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High;
21.  He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise).
 
Footnotes
[1] (92):6
  • Al-Husnaa: The Best (i.e. either Laa ilaaha illallaah: none has the right to be worshipped but Allaah) or a reward from Allaah (i.e Allaah will compensate him for what he will spend in Allaah's Way or bless him with Paradise).

  • See the footnote of (4):37
 
[2] (92):8 Narrated 'Alee (radi-Allaahu 'anhu):
We were in the company of the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and he said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in Paradise or in the Hell-fire." We said, "O Allaah's Messenger! Shall we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He replied, "No! Carry on doing good deeds, for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." Then the Prophet (sal-Allaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) recited: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allaah and fears Him, and believes in Al-Husnaa. We will make smooth for him the path of ease ..." (92):5-10 [Saheeh Bukhaaree, Vol. 6, Hadeeth No. 472]
 
Soorah 91 The Noble Qur'aan Soorah 93
 

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