Surah Al-Layl

The complete 21-verse surah with Arabic, English meaning and all publisher notes.

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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Separate opening header from Al-Fatihah 1:1; not an extra numbered ayah.

Ayah 92:1

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

By the night when it covers[1],

Ayah 92:2

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

and by the day when it appears,

Ayah 92:3

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ

and by His creation of male and female,

Ayah 92:4

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

surely your efforts are divergent.

Ayah 92:5

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

As for the one who gives in charity and fears Allah,

Ayah 92:6

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

and truly believes in the best reward,

Ayah 92:7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

We will make easy for him the way of salvation.

Ayah 92:8

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

But as for the one who is miserly and deems himself self-sufficient,

Ayah 92:9

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

and denies the best reward,

Ayah 92:10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ

We will make easy for him the way of perdition.

Ayah 92:11

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

His wealth will be of no avail to him when he tumbles [into Hell].

Ayah 92:12

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ

Indeed, it is upon Us to show the right way,

Ayah 92:13

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

and surely to Us belong the Hereafter and the present life.

Ayah 92:14

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ

So I warn you of a raging Fire,

Ayah 92:15

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

none will enter it except the most wretched,

Ayah 92:16

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

who denied and turned away.

Ayah 92:17

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى

But the most righteous will be saved from it,

Ayah 92:18

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

who spends his wealth to purify himself,

Ayah 92:19

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ

not in return for someone’s favors[2],

Ayah 92:20

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

but to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.

Ayah 92:21

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ

He will surely be well pleased.

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Separate opening header from Al-Fatihah 1:1; not an extra numbered ayah.

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Explanation Of The Meanings Of The Noble Quran In The English Language.
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