Surah Al-Laylالليل
The Night · 21 verses · Meccan
Al-Layl (الليل): full text and translation
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١﴾
92:1 By the Night as it Conceals (the light);
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾
92:2 By the Day as it Appears in glory;
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾
92:3 By (the mystery of) The creation of male And female;—
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾
92:4 Verily, (the ends) ye Strive for are diverse.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾
92:5 Ṣo he who gives (In charity) and fears (God),
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾
92:6 And (in all sincerity) Testifies to the Best,—
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾
92:7 We will indeed Make smooth for him The path to Bliss,
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾
92:8 But he who is A greedy miser And thinks himself Self-sufficient,
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾
92:9 And gives the lie To the Best,—
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾
92:10 We will indeed Make smooth for him The Path to Misery;
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾
92:11 Nor will his wealth Profit him when he Falls headlong (into the Pit).
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾
92:12 Verily We take Upon Ourselves to guide,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾
92:13 And verily unto Us (Belong) the End And the Beginning,
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
92:14 Therefore do I warn you Of a Fire blazing fiercely;
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١٥﴾
92:15 None shall reach it But those most unfortunate ones
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾
92:16 Who give the lie to Truth And turn their backs.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿١٧﴾
92:17 But those most devoted To God shall be Removed far from it,—
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾
92:18 Those who spend their wealth For increase in self-purification,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾
92:19 And have in their minds No favour from anyone For which a reward Is expected in return,
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾
92:20 But only the desire To seek for the Countenance Of their Lord Most High;
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾
92:21 And soon will they Attain (complete) satisfaction.