ٱللَّيْل

Surah Al-Layl

The Night

21 verses · Meccan

About this surah

Surah Al-Layl (Arabic: الليل, "The Night") is the 92nd surah of the Quran. It is a Meccan surah of 21 verses, in juz 30, on pages 595–596 of the 604-page Madina mushaf.

Surah Al-Layl contrasts those who give and fear Allah with those who withhold and are self-sufficient, showing the outcome of each.

Surah number
92
Name means
The Night
Revelation
Meccan
Verses
21
Juz
30
Mushaf pages
595–596
Lesson length
7 min

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ

    1

    Waallayli itha yaghsha

  2. وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    2

    Waalnnahari itha tajalla

  3. وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ

    3

    Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha

  4. إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ

    4

    Inna saAAyakum lashatta

  5. فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

    5

    Faamma man aAAta waittaqa

  6. وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

    6

    Wasaddaqa bialhusna

  7. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ

    7

    Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra

  8. وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ

    8

    Waamma man bakhila waistaghna

  9. وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ

    9

    Wakaththaba bialhusna

  10. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ

    10

    Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra

  11. وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    11

    Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda

  12. إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ

    12

    Inna AAalayna lalhuda

  13. وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ

    13

    Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola

  14. فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ

    14

    Faanthartukum naran talaththa

  15. لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى

    15

    La yaslaha illa alashqa

  16. ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    16

    Allathee kaththaba watawalla

  17. وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى

    17

    Wasayujannabuha alatqa

  18. ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

    18

    Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka

  19. وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ

    19

    Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza

  20. إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ

    20

    Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla

  21. وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ

    21

    Walasawfa yarda

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