Surah Al-Layl (The Night)

سُورَةُ الليل

بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

1. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ﴿١﴾

   92:1 By the night when it covers[1937]

   Notes

   [1937] With darkness.

2. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

   92:2 And [by] the day when it appears

3. وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

   92:3 And [by] He who created the male and female,

4. إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

   92:4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

5. فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

   92:5 As for he who gives and fears Allāh

6. وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

   92:6 And believes in the best [reward].

7. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

   92:7 We will ease him toward ease.

8. وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

   92:8 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

9. وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

   92:9 And denies the best [reward],

10. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

    92:10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

11. وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

    92:11 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?[1938]

    Notes

    [1938] i.e., when he dies or is destroyed. It can also mean when he falls into the Hellfire.

12. إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

    92:12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

13. وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

    92:13 And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

14. فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

    92:14 So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

15. لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ﴿١٥﴾

    92:15 None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one

16. ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

    92:16 Who had denied and turned away.

17. وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ﴿١٧﴾

    92:17 But the righteous one will avoid it –

18. ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

    92:18 [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

19. وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾

    92:19 And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded[1939] –

    Notes

    [1939] i.e., without intending reciprocation for some benefit to himself.

20. إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾

    92:20 But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

21. وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

    92:21 And he is going to be satisfied.