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Surah Al-Layl (undefined)

سُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ

Surah 92 of the Holy Quran · Meccan · 21 verses

Also spelled: Layl, Al Layl, AlLayl, The Night, Lail

Surah Al-Layl (undefined) is the 92th chapter of the Holy Quran. It was revealed in Mecca and contains 21 verses (ayahs). Read it below with the Arabic text, transliteration, and English translation, or open it as interactive flashcards to memorize it verse by verse.

  1. 92:1

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

    Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

    By the night when it covers

  2. 92:2

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    Wannahaari izaa tajalla

    And [by] the day when it appears

  3. 92:3

    وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

    Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

    And [by] He who created the male and female,

  4. 92:4

    إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

    Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

    Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

  5. 92:5

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

    Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

    As for he who gives and fears Allah

  6. 92:6

    وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

    And believes in the best [reward],

  7. 92:7

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

    We will ease him toward ease.

  8. 92:8

    وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

    But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

  9. 92:9

    وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

    And denies the best [reward],

  10. 92:10

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

  11. 92:11

    وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

    And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

  12. 92:12

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

    Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

    Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

  13. 92:13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

    And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

  14. 92:14

    فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

    Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

    So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

  15. 92:15

    لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

    None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.

  16. 92:16

    ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

    Who had denied and turned away.

  17. 92:17

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

    But the righteous one will avoid it -

  18. 92:18

    ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

    Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

    [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

  19. 92:19

    وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

    Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

    And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

  20. 92:20

    إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

    But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

  21. 92:21

    وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

    Wa lasawfa yardaa

    And he is going to be satisfied.

About Surah Al-Layl

Al-Layl, the Night, contrasts two kinds of people: the one who gives, is mindful of Allah, and believes in goodness, and the one who is stingy and turns away. It promises ease to the first and hardship to the second, teaching that our choices shape the path that opens before us.

Themes: Two paths, Generosity versus greed, Ease and hardship, Mindfulness of Allah

Arabic: Uthmani script (Hafs). Translation: English. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. See Sources for full attribution.