سُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ
Al-Lail
The Night · Meccan · 21 verses
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿1﴾
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
92:1By the night when it envelops,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿2﴾
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
92:2by the day when it brightens,
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿3﴾
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
92:3by Him who created the male and the female:
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿4﴾
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
92:4your endeavours are indeed diverse.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿5﴾
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
92:5As for him who gives and is Godwary
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿6﴾
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
92:6and confirms the best promise,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿7﴾
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
92:7We will surely ease him toward facility.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿8﴾
Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa
92:8But as for him, who is stingy and self-complacent,
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿9﴾
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
92:9and denies the best promise,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿10﴾
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
92:10We will surely ease him toward hardship.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿11﴾
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
92:11His wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿12﴾
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
92:12Indeed guidance rests with Us,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿13﴾
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
92:13and to Us belong the world and the Hereafter.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿14﴾
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
92:14So I warn you of a blazing fire,
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿15﴾
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
92:15which none shall enter except the most wretched [of persons]
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿16﴾
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
92:16—he who impugns [God’s prophets] and turns his back.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿17﴾
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
92:17The Godwary [person] will be spared of that
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿18﴾
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
92:18—he who gives his wealth to purify himself
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿19﴾
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
92:19and does not expect any reward from anyone,
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿20﴾
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
92:20but seek only the pleasure of their Lord, the Most Exalted,
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿21﴾
Wa lasawfa yardaa
92:21and, surely, soon they will be well-pleased.