| | Muhammad Asad rendition of Surah The Night(al-Layl)
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| 92:1 | | CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness |
| 92:1 | | CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness |
| 92:2 | | and the day as it rises bright |
| 92:2 | | and the day as it rises bright |
| 92:3 | | Consider the creation of the male and the female |
| 92:3 | | Consider the creation of the male and the female |
| 92:4 | | Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends |
| 92:4 | | Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends |
| 92:5 | | Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God |
| 92:5 | | Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God |
| 92:6 | | and believes in the truth of the ultimate goo |
| 92:6 | | and believes in the truth of the ultimate goo |
| 92:7 | | for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease |
| 92:7 | | for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease |
| 92:8 | | But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient |
| 92:8 | | But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient |
| 92:9 | | and calls the ultimate good a lie &ndash |
| 92:9 | | and calls the ultimate good a lie &ndash |
| 92:10 | | for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship |
| 92:10 | | for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship |
| 92:11 | | and what will his wealth avail him when he goes down [to his grave] |
| 92:11 | | and what will his wealth avail him when he goes down [to his grave] |
| 92:12 | | BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance |
| 92:12 | | BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance |
| 92:13 | | and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life] |
| 92:13 | | and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life] |
| 92:14 | | and so I warn you of the raging fire |
| 92:14 | | and so I warn you of the raging fire |
| 92:15 | | [the fire] which none shall have to endure but that most hapless wretc |
| 92:15 | | [the fire] which none shall have to endure but that most hapless wretc |
| 92:16 | | who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it] |
| 92:16 | | who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it] |
| 92:17 | | For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God |
| 92:17 | | For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God |
| 92:18 | | he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity &ndash |
| 92:18 | | he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity &ndash |
| 92:19 | | not as payment for favours received |
| 92:19 | | not as payment for favours received |
| 92:20 | | but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest |
| 92:20 | | but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest |
| 92:21 | | and such, indeed, shall in time be well-pleased |
| 92:21 | | and such, indeed, shall in time be well-pleased |
