92:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,
QUR’AN · SURAH 92
Al-Lail
The Night · undefined verses · Meccan
Translation of meaning: Muhammad Asad. Transliteration is a learning aid; it cannot capture every Arabic sound. Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy via Islamic Network. Recitation is streamed from Islamic Network and requires internet access.
92:2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
and the day as it rises bright!
92:3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
Consider the creation of the male and the female!
92:4
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends!
92:5
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God,
92:6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
and believes in the truth of the ultimate good
92:7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease.
92:8
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa
But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient,
92:9
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
and calls the ultimate good a lie –
92:10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship:
92:11
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
and what will his wealth avail him when he goes down [to his grave]?
92:12
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance;
92:13
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]:
92:14
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
and so I warn you of the raging fire -
92:15
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
[the fire] which none shall have to endure but that most hapless wretch
92:16
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it].
92:17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God:
92:18
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity –
92:19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
not as payment for favours received,
92:20
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest:
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Qur’an 92:1
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,
Qur’an 92:2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
and the day as it rises bright!
Qur’an 92:3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Consider the creation of the male and the female!
Qur’an 92:4
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Verily, [O men,] you aim at most divergent ends!
Qur’an 92:5
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God,
Qur’an 92:6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
and believes in the truth of the ultimate good
Qur’an 92:7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease.
Qur’an 92:8
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient,
Qur’an 92:9
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
and calls the ultimate good a lie –
Qur’an 92:10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship:
Qur’an 92:11
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
and what will his wealth avail him when he goes down [to his grave]?
Qur’an 92:12
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance;
Qur’an 92:13
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]:
Qur’an 92:14
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ
and so I warn you of the raging fire -
Qur’an 92:15
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
[the fire] which none shall have to endure but that most hapless wretch
Qur’an 92:16
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it].
Qur’an 92:17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God:
Qur’an 92:18
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity –
Qur’an 92:19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ
not as payment for favours received,
Qur’an 92:20
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest:
Qur’an 92:21
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
and such, indeed, shall in time be well-pleased.