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Surah Al-Layl (The Night)

Meccan · 21 ayahs · Arabic with the Pickthall English translation.

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Verses

  1. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

    By the night enshrouding

    92:1
  2. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    And the day resplendent

    92:2
  3. وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ

    And Him Who hath created male and female

    92:3
  4. إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

    Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends)

    92:4
  5. فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

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

    92:5
  6. وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

    And believeth in goodness

    92:6
  7. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

    Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease

    92:7
  8. وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

    But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent

    92:8
  9. وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

    And disbelieveth in goodness

    92:9
  10. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ

    Surely We will ease his way unto adversity

    92:10
  11. وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    His riches will not save him when he perisheth

    92:11
  12. إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ

    Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

    92:12
  13. وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

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

    92:13
  14. فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ

    Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

    92:14
  15. لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

    Which only the most wretched must endure

    92:15
  16. ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    He who denieth and turneth away

    92:16
  17. وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى

    Far removed from it will be the righteous

    92:17
  18. ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

    92:18
  19. وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ

    And none hath with him any favour for reward

    92:19
  20. إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

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

    92:20
  21. وَلَسَوۡفَ 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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