Surah 92 of 114 · Makki
Surah Al-Lail (The Night)
سُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliBy the nightإِذَاidhāwhenيَغْشَىٰyaghshāit covers
By the night when it covers
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriAnd the dayإِذَاidhāwhenتَجَلَّىٰtajallāit shines in brightness
And [by] the day when it appears
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وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
وَمَاwamāAnd He Whoخَلَقَkhalaqacreatedٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakarathe maleوَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓwal-unthāand the female
And [by] He who created the male and female
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إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
إِنَّinnaIndeedسَعْيَكُمْsaʿyakumyour effortsلَشَتَّىٰlashattā(are) surely diverse
Indeed, your efforts are diverse
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as forمَنْman(him) whoأَعْطَىٰaʿṭāgivesوَٱتَّقَىٰwa-ittaqāand fears
As for he who gives and fears Allah
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وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
وَصَدَّقَwaṣaddaqaAnd believesبِٱلْحُسْنَىٰbil-ḥus'nāin the best
And believes in the best [reward]
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥfasanuyassiruhuThen We will ease himلِلْيُسْرَىٰlil'yus'rātowards [the] ease
We will ease him toward ease
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وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as forمَنۢman(him) whoبَخِلَbakhilawithholdsوَٱسْتَغْنَىٰwa-is'taghnāand considers himself free from need
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
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وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
وَكَذَّبَwakadhabaAnd deniesبِٱلْحُسْنَىٰbil-ḥus'nāthe best
And denies the best [reward]
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥfasanuyassiruhuThen We will ease himلِلْعُسْرَىٰlil'ʿus'rātowards [the] difficulty
We will ease him toward difficulty
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وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
وَمَاwamāAnd notيُغْنِىyugh'nīwill availعَنْهُʿanhuhimمَالُهُۥٓmāluhuhis wealthإِذَاidhāwhenتَرَدَّىٰٓtaraddāhe falls
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls
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إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
إِنَّinnaIndeedعَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Usلَلْهُدَىٰlalhudā(is) the guidance
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance
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وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeedلَنَاlanāfor Usلَلْـَٔاخِرَةَlalākhirata(is) the Hereafterوَٱلْأُولَىٰwal-ūlāand the first (life)
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]
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فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْfa-andhartukumSo I warn youنَارًۭاnāran(of) a Fireتَلَظَّىٰtalaẓẓāblazing
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing
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لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
لَاlāNotيَصْلَىٰهَآyaṣlāhāwill burn (in) itإِلَّاillāexceptٱلْأَشْقَىl-ashqāthe most wretched
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
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ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one whoكَذَّبَkadhabadeniedوَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallāand turned away
Who had denied and turned away
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وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَاwasayujannabuhāBut will be removed from itٱلْأَتْقَىl-atqāthe righteous
But the righteous one will avoid it
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ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one whoيُؤْتِىyu'tīgivesمَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealthيَتَزَكَّىٰyatazakkā(to) purify himself
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
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وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ
وَمَاwamāAnd notلِأَحَدٍli-aḥadinfor anyoneعِندَهُۥʿindahuwith himمِنminanyنِّعْمَةٍۢniʿ'matinfavorتُجْزَىٰٓtuj'zāto be recompensed
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
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إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
إِلَّاillāExceptٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseekingوَجْهِwajhi(the) Countenanceرَبِّهِrabbihi(of) his Lordٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlāthe Most High
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High
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وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
وَلَسَوْفَwalasawfaAnd soon, surelyيَرْضَىٰyarḍāhe will be pleased
And he is going to be satisfied