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Surah 92 · Meccan · 21 verses

Al-Layl

The Night

الليل

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the night enshrouding

2

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And the day resplendent

3

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

And Him Who hath created male and female,

4

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

5

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

6

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

And believeth in goodness;

7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

8

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

9

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

And disbelieveth in goodness;

10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

11

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

12

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

13

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

14

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

15

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Which only the most wretched must endure,

16

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

He who denieth and turneth away.

17

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Far removed from it will be the righteous

18

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

19

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

20

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.

21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

He verily will be content.