Read surah Al-Lail
Surah information
Name
سُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ
English name
Al-Lail
Translation
The Night
Number
92
Ayahs
21
Revelation
Meccan
Translations
بِسْمِ ٱللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
1
وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰ
CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,
2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
and the day as it rises bright!
3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۤ
Consider the creation of the male and the female!
4
إِنَّ سَعۡیَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends!
5
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God,
6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
and believes in the truth of the ultimate good
7
فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡیُسۡرَىٰ
for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease.
8
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient,
9
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
and calls the ultimate good a lie –
10
فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship: