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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
The Night • 21 verses • Medinan
الليل
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Al-Layl swears by the night and the day that your striving is diverse — then maps the two paths. Whoever gives, is mindful of Allah, and affirms the best reward, Allah eases toward ease; whoever is miserly, self-sufficient, and denies the best, He eases toward hardship — and his wealth will not save him when he falls.
Al-Layl (الليل) means "The Night" in English. It is chapter 92 of the Holy Quran.
Surah Al-Layl has 21 verses (ayat). It appears on pages 595 to 596 of the mushaf.
Surah Al-Layl is a Madani surah, revealed in Madinah after the Prophet's ﷺ migration.
Al-Layl swears by the night and the day that your striving is diverse — then maps the two paths. Whoever gives, is mindful of Allah, and affirms the best reward, Allah eases toward ease; whoever is miserly, self-sufficient, and denies the best, He eases toward hardship — and his wealth will not save him when he falls.