Surah 92 · Meccan · 21 verses · Juz 30

Al-Layl

الليل

The Night

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ۝١

    Wal-laili iżā yagsyā.

    By the night when it covers

  2. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ۝٢

    Wan-nahāri iżā tajallā.

    And [by] the day when it appears

  3. وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ۝٣

    Wa mā khalaqaż-żakara wal-unṡā.

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

  4. إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ۝٤

    Inna sa‘yakum lasyattā.

    Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

  5. فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ۝٥

    Fa ammā man a‘ṭā wattaqā.

    As for he who gives and fears Allāh

  6. وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۝٦

    Wa ṣaddaqa bil-ḥusnā.

    And believes in the best [reward],

  7. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ۝٧

    Fa sanuyassiruhū lil-yusrā.

    We will ease him toward ease.

  8. وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ۝٨

    Wa ammā man bakhila wastagnā.

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

  9. وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۝٩

    Wa każżaba bil-ḥusnā.

    And denies the best [reward],

  10. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ۝١٠

    Fa sanuyassiruhū lil-‘usrā.

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

  11. وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ۝١١

    Wa mā yugnī ‘anhu māluhū iżā taraddā.

    And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

  12. إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ۝١٢

    Inna ‘alainā lal-hudā.

    Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

  13. وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ۝١٣

    Wa inna lanā lal-ākhirata wal-ūlā.

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

  14. فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ۝١٤

    Fa anżartukum nāran talaẓẓā.

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

  15. لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ۝١٥

    Lā yaṣlāhā illal-asyqā.

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

  16. ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ۝١٦

    Allażī każżaba wa tawallā.

    Who had denied and turned away.

  17. وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ۝١٧

    Wa sayujannabuhal-atqā.

    But the righteous one will avoid it

  18. ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ۝١٨

    Allażī yu'tī mālahū yatazakkā.

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

  19. وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ ۝١٩

    Wa mā li'aḥadin ‘indahū min ni‘matin tujzā.

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

  20. إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ۝٢٠

    Illabtigā'a wajhi rabbihil-a‘lā.

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

  21. وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ۝٢١

    Wa lasaufa yarḍā.

    And he is going to be satisfied.

Arabic text: Uthmani script, Hafs, from Quran.com. Translation: Saheeh International, from Quran.com (footnotes not shown). Transliteration: equran.id. Recitation: Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy, from everyayah.com. About the sources.