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92. Al-Lail

اللَّيۡلِ · The Night · 21 ayat · Meccan

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Al-Lail 92:1

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ1

By the night when it covers

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

Al-Lail 92:2

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ2

And [by] the day when it appears

Wannahaari izaa tajalla

Al-Lail 92:3

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ3

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

Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

Al-Lail 92:4

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ4

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

Al-Lail 92:5

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ5

As for he who gives and fears Allah

Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

Al-Lail 92:6

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ6

And believes in the best [reward],

Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

Al-Lail 92:7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ7

We will ease him toward ease.

Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

Al-Lail 92:8

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ8

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

Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

Al-Lail 92:9

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ9

And denies the best [reward],

Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

Al-Lail 92:10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ10

We will ease him toward difficulty.

Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

Al-Lail 92:11

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ11

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

Al-Lail 92:12

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ12

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

Al-Lail 92:13

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ13

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

Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

Al-Lail 92:14

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ14

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

Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

Al-Lail 92:15

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى15

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

Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

Al-Lail 92:16

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ16

Who had denied and turned away.

Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

Al-Lail 92:17

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى17

But the righteous one will avoid it -

Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

Al-Lail 92:18

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ18

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

Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

Al-Lail 92:19

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ19

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

Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

Al-Lail 92:20

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ20

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

Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

Al-Lail 92:21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ21

And he is going to be satisfied.

Wa lasawfa yardaa

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