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Surah Al-Layl الليل
The Night. 21 ayahs. Revealed in Makkah.
By the night as it envelops. Read Surah Al-Layl (The Night), 21 ayahs. Arabic, translation, word-by-word meanings and recitation.
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92:1
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ١
By the night as it envelops.
92:2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢
By the day as it appears in brightness.
92:3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ٣
By Him Who created male and female.
92:4
إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
92:5
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allâh and fears Him,
92:6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٦
And believes in Al-Husnâ.
92:7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ٧
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
92:8
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ٨
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
92:9
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ٩
And belies Al-Husnâ (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
92:10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ١٠
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
92:11
وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
92:12
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ١٢
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
92:13
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ١٣
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
92:14
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
92:15
لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ١٥
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
92:16
ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦
Who denies and turns away.
92:17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ١٧
And Al-Muttaqûn (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
92:18
ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
92:19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ١٩
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
92:20
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ٢٠
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
92:21
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ٢١
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Arabic: King Fahd Complex Hafs text. Translation: Hilali and Khan (QuranEnc.com).