سُورَةُ اللَّيۡلِ
Surah Al-Layl (The Night) – Arabic, Translation & Audio
Surah Al-Layl is the 92nd surah (chapter) of the Quran. Its name means “The Night”. It has 21 ayahs (verses), is a Meccan surah (revealed in Makkah) and is found in Juz 30 of the Quran. Below you can read the full Arabic text with English translation and transliteration, and listen to each ayah.
| Surah number | 92 of 114 |
|---|---|
| Arabic name | الليل |
| English meaning | The Night |
| Number of ayahs | 21 |
| Revelation | Meccan (Makkah) |
| Order of revelation | 9 (traditional chronology) |
| Juz (part) | 30 |
| Mushaf pages | 595–596 (604-page Madinah mushaf) |
| Verses of prostration | None |
| Begins with Bismillah | Yes – recited before ayah 1 (not numbered) |
Read Surah Al-Layl in Arabic with English translation
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿١﴾
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
By the night enshrouding
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
And the day resplendent
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
And Him Who hath created male and female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
And believeth in goodness;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾
Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
And disbelieveth in goodness;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿١٥﴾
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
Which only the most wretched must endure,
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
He who denieth and turneth away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿١٧﴾
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
Far removed from it will be the righteous
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾
Wa lasawfa yardaa
He verily will be content.
Arabic text: Uthmani script (Tanzil). English translation: Marmaduke Pickthall (1930, public domain). Transliteration: English transliteration from the Al Quran Cloud API, in a simple English spelling (it writes the Arabic letter dhal as “z”, while the duas on this site write it as “dh”). Audio: Mishary Rashid Alafasy. A translation conveys the meaning of the Quran; it is not the Quran itself.
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