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Surah Al-Layl

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الليل

The Night21 verses • meccan

Ayah 1Verse 1

وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

By the night when it covers

Ayah 2Verse 2

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And [by] the day when it appears

Ayah 3Verse 3

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ

And [by] He who created the male and female

Ayah 4Verse 4

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

Indeed, your efforts are diverse

Ayah 5Verse 5

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

As for he who gives and fears Allah

Ayah 6Verse 6

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And believes in the best [reward]

Ayah 7Verse 7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

We will ease him toward ease

Ayah 8Verse 8

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

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

Ayah 9Verse 9

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

And denies the best [reward]

Ayah 10Verse 10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ

We will ease him toward difficulty

Ayah 11Verse 11

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls

Ayah 12Verse 12

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance

Ayah 13Verse 13

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

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

Ayah 14Verse 14

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing

Ayah 15Verse 15

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

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

Ayah 16Verse 16

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Who had denied and turned away

Ayah 17Verse 17

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى

But the righteous one will avoid it

Ayah 18Verse 18

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

Ayah 19Verse 19

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ

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

Ayah 20Verse 20

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High

Ayah 21Verse 21

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ

And he is going to be satisfied