Surahs
سورة الليل
The Night · Meccan Revelation · 21 verses · Juz 30
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Transliteration
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
Translation
By the night when it covers
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
Translation
And [by] the day when it appears
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
Translation
And [by] He who created the male and female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Transliteration
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Translation
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Transliteration
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
Translation
As for he who gives and fears Allah
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
Translation
And believes in the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Transliteration
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
Translation
We will ease him toward ease.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa
Translation
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
Translation
And denies the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Transliteration
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
Translation
We will ease him toward difficulty.
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Transliteration
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
Translation
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Transliteration
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
Translation
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
Translation
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Transliteration
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
Translation
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Transliteration
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
Translation
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
Translation
Who had denied and turned away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Transliteration
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
Translation
But the righteous one will avoid it -
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Transliteration
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
Translation
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
Translation
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Transliteration
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
Translation
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa lasawfa yardaa
Translation
And he is going to be satisfied.