Surah Al-Layl (الليل) - Transliteration, Translation and Audio

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Surah Al-Layl Transliteration and English Translation

1. 1

   وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

   Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

   By the night when it covers

2. 2

   وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

   Wannahaari izaa tajalla

   And [by] the day when it appears

3. 3

   وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

   Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

   And [by] He who created the male and female,

4. 4

   إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

   Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

   Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

5. 5

   فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

   Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

   As for he who gives and fears Allah

6. 6

   وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

   Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

   And believes in the best [reward],

7. 7

   فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

   Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

   We will ease him toward ease.

8. 8

   وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

   Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

   But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

9. 9

   وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

   Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

   And denies the best [reward],

10. 10

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

11. 11

    وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

    And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

12. 12

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

    Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

    Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

13. 13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

    Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

    And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

14. 14

    فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

    Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

    So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

15. 15

    لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

    None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.

16. 16

    ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

    Who had denied and turned away.

17. 17

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

    But the righteous one will avoid it -

18. 18

    ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

    Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

    [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

19. 19

    وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

    Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

    And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

20. 20

    إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

    But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

21. 21

    وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

    Wa lasawfa yardaa

    And he is going to be satisfied.