This page contains the Arabic text, audio recitation, and English translation of Surah Al-Layl (The Night).
وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰ
﴿١﴾
By the night when it covers(1)
Tafseer:
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
﴿٢﴾
And [by] the day when it appears(2)
Tafseer:
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۤ
﴿٣﴾
And [by] He who created the male and female,(3)
Tafseer:
إِنَّ سَعۡیَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
﴿٤﴾
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.(4)
Tafseer:
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
﴿٥﴾
As for he who gives and fears Allah(5)
Tafseer:
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
﴿٦﴾
And believes in the best [reward],(6)
Tafseer:
فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡیُسۡرَىٰ
﴿٧﴾
We will ease him toward ease.(7)
Tafseer:
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
﴿٨﴾
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need(8)
Tafseer:
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
﴿٩﴾
And denies the best [reward],(9)
Tafseer:
فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
﴿١٠﴾
We will ease him toward difficulty.(10)
Tafseer:
وَمَا یُغۡنِی عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥۤ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰۤ
﴿١١﴾
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?(11)
Tafseer:
إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
﴿١٢﴾
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.(12)
Tafseer:
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
﴿١٣﴾
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].(13)
Tafseer:
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارࣰا تَلَظَّىٰ
﴿١٤﴾
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.(14)
Tafseer:
لَا یَصۡلَىٰهَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
﴿١٥﴾
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.(15)
Tafseer:
ٱلَّذِی كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
﴿١٦﴾
Who had denied and turned away.(16)
Tafseer:
وَسَیُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
﴿١٧﴾
But the righteous one will avoid it -(17)
Tafseer:
ٱلَّذِی یُؤۡتِی مَالَهُۥ یَتَزَكَّىٰ
﴿١٨﴾
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself(18)
Tafseer:
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةࣲ تُجۡزَىٰۤ
﴿١٩﴾
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded(19)
Tafseer:
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَاۤءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
﴿٢٠﴾
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.(20)
Tafseer:
وَلَسَوۡفَ یَرۡضَىٰ
﴿٢١﴾
And he is going to be satisfied.(21)
Tafseer: