Surah Layl — The Night

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ 92:1

Wallayli itha yaghsha

By the night enshrouding

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ 92:2

Wannahari itha tajalla

And the day resplendent

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ 92:3

Wama khalaqa aththakarawal-ontha

And Him Who hath created male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ 92:4

Inna saAAyakum lashatta

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

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ 92:5

Faamma man aAAta wattaqa

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

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ 92:6

Wasaddaqa bilhusna

And believeth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ 92:7

Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

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

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ 92:8

Waamma man bakhila wastaghna

But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ 92:9

Wakaththaba bilhusna

And disbelieveth in goodness;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ 92:10

Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ 92:11

Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu ithataradda

His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ 92:12

Inna AAalayna lalhuda

Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ 92:13

Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata wal-oola

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ 92:14

Faanthartukum naran talaththa

Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى 92:15

La yaslaha illaal-ashqa

Which only the most wretched must endure,

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ 92:16

Allathee kaththaba watawalla

He who denieth and turneth away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى 92:17

Wasayujannabuha al-atqa

Far removed from it will be the righteous

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ 92:18

Allathee yu/tee malahuyatazakka

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

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ 92:19

Wama li-ahadin AAindahu minniAAmatin tujza

And none hath with him any favour for reward,

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ 92:20

Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihial-aAAla

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

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ 92:21

Walasawfa yarda

He verily will be content.