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Al-Layl

The Night21 Verses34 Hadithsmakkah

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

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92:1
وَٱلَّيۡلِ
By the night
إِذَا
when
يَغۡشَىٰ
it covers
١
By the night when it covers1
92:2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
And the day
إِذَا
when
تَجَلَّىٰ
it shines in brightness
٢
And [by] the day when it appears
92:3
وَمَا
And He Who
خَلَقَ
created
ٱلذَّكَرَ
the male
وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
and the female
٣
And [by] He who created the male and female,
92:4
إِنَّ
Indeed
سَعۡيَكُمۡ
your efforts
لَشَتَّىٰ
(are) surely diverse
٤
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
92:5
فَأَمَّا
Then as for
مَنۡ
(him) who
أَعۡطَىٰ
gives
وَٱتَّقَىٰ
and fears
٥
As for he who gives and fears Allāh
92:6
وَصَدَّقَ
And believes
بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
in the best
٦
And believes in the best [reward],
92:7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ
Then We will ease him
لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
towards [the] ease
٧
We will ease him toward ease.
92:8
وَأَمَّا
But as for
مَنۢ
(him) who
بَخِلَ
withholds
وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
and considers himself free from need
٨
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
92:9
وَكَذَّبَ
And denies
بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
the best
٩
And denies the best [reward],
92:10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ
Then We will ease him
لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
towards [the] difficulty
١٠
We will ease him toward difficulty.
92:11
وَمَا
And not
يُغۡنِى
will avail
عَنۡهُ
him
مَالُهُۥٓ
his wealth
إِذَا
when
تَرَدَّىٰٓ
he falls
١١
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?1
92:12
إِنَّ
Indeed
عَلَيۡنَا
upon Us
لَلۡهُدَىٰ
(is) the guidance
١٢
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
92:13
وَإِنَّ
And indeed
لَنَا
for Us
لَلۡأَخِرَةَ
(is) the Hereafter
وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
and the first (life)
١٣
And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
92:14
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ
So I warn you
نَارًا
(of) a Fire
تَلَظَّىٰ
blazing
١٤
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
92:15
لَا
Not
يَصۡلَـٰهَآ
will burn (in) it
إِلَّا
except
ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
the most wretched
١٥
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
92:16
ٱلَّذِى
The one who
كَذَّبَ
denied
وَتَوَلَّىٰ
and turned away
١٦
Who had denied and turned away.
92:17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا
But will be removed from it
ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
the righteous
١٧
But the righteous one will avoid it
92:18
ٱلَّذِى
The one who
يُؤۡتِى
gives
مَالَهُۥ
his wealth
يَتَزَكَّىٰ
(to) purify himself
١٨
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
92:19
وَمَا
And not
لِأَحَدٍ
for anyone
عِندَهُۥ
with him
مِن
any
نِّعۡمَةٍ
favor
تُجۡزَىٰٓ
to be recompensed
١٩
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded1
92:20
إِلَّا
Except
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
seeking
وَجۡهِ
(the) Countenance
رَبِّهِ
(of) his Lord
ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
the Most High
٢٠
But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.
92:21
وَلَسَوۡفَ
And soon, surely
يَرۡضَىٰ
he will be pleased
٢١
And he is going to be satisfied.
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