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Surah 92 · 21 ayat

Al-Lail

The Night

الليل

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

92:1

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

MeaningBy the night enshrouding

92:2

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

MeaningAnd the day resplendent

92:3

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

MeaningAnd Him Who hath created male and female,

92:4

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

MeaningLo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

92:5

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

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

92:6

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

MeaningAnd believeth in goodness;

92:7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

MeaningSurely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

92:8

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

MeaningBut as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

92:9

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

MeaningAnd disbelieveth in goodness;

92:10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

MeaningSurely We will ease his way unto adversity.

92:11

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

MeaningHis riches will not save him when he perisheth.

92:12

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

MeaningLo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

92:13

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

MeaningAnd lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

92:14

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

MeaningTherefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

92:15

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

MeaningWhich only the most wretched must endure,

92:16

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

MeaningHe who denieth and turneth away.

92:17

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

MeaningFar removed from it will be the righteous

92:18

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

MeaningWho giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

92:19

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

MeaningAnd none hath with him any favour for reward,

92:20

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

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

92:21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

MeaningHe verily will be content.

Sources & credits

Arabic source: Tanzil Quran Text 1.1. Verbatim Uthmani source text, used under CC BY 3.0. Check Tanzil for source updates.

Default English meaning: Marmaduke Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran (1930). The translation is presented separately from the Qur’an Arabic.

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