Surah Al-Layl (92): Arabic, Transliteration and English

Full text of Surah Al-Layl, verse by verse

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١﴾

Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

1 By the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

Wannahaari izaa tajalla

2 And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

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

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

5 As for he who gives and fears Allah

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

6 And believes in the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

7 We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

9 And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

10 We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

11 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

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

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١٥﴾

Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

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

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

16 Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿١٧﴾

Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

17 But the righteous one will avoid it -

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾

Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

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

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾

Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾

Wa lasawfa yardaa

21 And he is going to be satisfied.

Sources: Arabic text in Uthmani script (Tanzil edition); English translation: Saheeh International; transliteration in standard Latin letters. Transliteration helps with pronunciation but cannot render every Arabic letter.