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92. Surah Al-Layl, English Translation
The Night
Read the complete Surah Al-Layl with its English translation by Dr. Mustafa Khattab.
In the Name of Allah—the Most Compassionate, Most Merciful
والليل اذا يغشى ١
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١
وَٱلَّيۡلِ
إِذَا
يَغۡشَىٰ
١
By the night when it covers,
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والنهار اذا تجلى ٢
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
إِذَا
تَجَلَّىٰ
٢
and the day when it shines!
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وما خلق الذكر والانثى ٣
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣
وَمَا
خَلَقَ
ٱلذَّكَرَ
وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
٣
And by ˹the One˺ Who created male and female!
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ان سعيكم لشتى ٤
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤
إِنَّ
سَعۡيَكُمۡ
لَشَتَّىٰ
٤
Surely the ends you strive for are diverse.
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فاما من اعطى واتقى ٥
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥
فَأَمَّا
مَنۡ
أَعۡطَىٰ
وَٱتَّقَىٰ
٥
As for the one who is charitable, mindful ˹of Allah˺,
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وصدق بالحسنى ٦
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٦
وَصَدَّقَ
بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
٦
and ˹firmly˺ believes in the finest reward,
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فسنيسره لليسرى ٧
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ
لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
٧
We will facilitate for them the Way of Ease.
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واما من بخل واستغنى ٨
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨
وَأَمَّا
مَنۢ
بَخِلَ
وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
٨
And as for the one who is stingy, indifferent ˹to Allah˺,
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وكذب بالحسنى ٩
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٩
وَكَذَّبَ
بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
٩
and ˹staunchly˺ denies the finest reward,
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فسنيسره للعسرى ١٠
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ
لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
١٠
We will facilitate for them the path of hardship.
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وما يغني عنه ماله اذا تردى ١١
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١
وَمَا
يُغۡنِي
عَنۡهُ
مَالُهُۥٓ
إِذَا
تَرَدَّىٰٓ
١١
And their wealth will be of no benefit to them when they tumble ˹into Hell˺.
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ان علينا للهدى ١٢
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢
إِنَّ
عَلَيۡنَا
لَلۡهُدَىٰ
١٢
It is certainly upon Us ˹alone˺ to show ˹the way to˺ guidance.
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وان لنا للاخرة والاولى ١٣
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ١٣
وَإِنَّ
لَنَا
لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ
وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
١٣
And surely to Us ˹alone˺ belong this life and the next.
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فانذرتكم نارا تلظى ١٤
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ
نَارٗا
تَلَظَّىٰ
١٤
And so I have warned you of a raging Fire,
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لا يصلاها الا الاشقى ١٥
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ١٥
لَا
يَصۡلَىٰهَآ
إِلَّا
ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
١٥
in which none will burn except the most wretched—
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الذي كذب وتولى ١٦
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦
ٱلَّذِي
كَذَّبَ
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
١٦
who deny and turn away.
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وسيجنبها الاتقى ١٧
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ١٧
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا
ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
١٧
But the righteous will be spared from it—
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الذي يوتي ماله يتزكى ١٨
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨
ٱلَّذِي
يُؤۡتِي
مَالَهُۥ
يَتَزَكَّىٰ
١٨
who donate ˹some of˺ their wealth only to purify themselves,
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وما لاحد عنده من نعمة تجزى ١٩
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ١٩
وَمَا
لِأَحَدٍ
عِندَهُۥ
مِن
نِّعۡمَةٖ
تُجۡزَىٰٓ
١٩
not in return for someone’s favours,
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الا ابتغاء وجه ربه الاعلى ٢٠
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠
إِلَّا
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
وَجۡهِ
رَبِّهِ
ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
٢٠
but seeking the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High.
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ولسوف يرضى ٢١
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١
وَلَسَوۡفَ
يَرۡضَىٰ
٢١
They will certainly be pleased.
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