Surah Al-Layl (The Night)
Meccan · 21 ayahs · Arabic with the Pickthall English translation.
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وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
By the night enshrouding
92:1وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And the day resplendent
92:2وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
And Him Who hath created male and female
92:3إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends)
92:4فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
92:5وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And believeth in goodness
92:6فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease
92:7وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent
92:8وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And disbelieveth in goodness
92:9فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity
92:10وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
His riches will not save him when he perisheth
92:11إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
92:12وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former
92:13فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
92:14لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
Which only the most wretched must endure
92:15ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
He who denieth and turneth away
92:16وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
Far removed from it will be the righteous
92:17ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness)
92:18وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
And none hath with him any favour for reward
92:19إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High
92:20وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
He verily will be content
92:21
Arabic text: Tanzil Uthmani (public domain). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall, “The Meaning of the Glorious Koran” (1930) — public domain.
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