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Surah Al-Layl الليل

The Night · 21 verses · Meccan

How many verses does Surah Al-Layl have?

Surah Al-Layl is surah 92 of 114 in the Quran and has 21 verses. It is classified as Meccan. Its name means “The Night”.

Surah number
92 / 114
Verses
21
Classification
Meccan

Updated 29 October 2026. Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), quran-json.

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١

(1) By the night when it covers[1937]

Notes

[1937]- With darkness.

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢

(2) And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣

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

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤

(4) Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥

(5) As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٦

(6) And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧

(7) We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨

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

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٩

(9) And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠

(10) We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١

(11) And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?[1938]

Notes

[1938]- i.e., when he dies or is destroyed. It can also mean when he falls into the Hellfire.

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢

(12) Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ١٣

(13) And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤

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

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ١٥

(15) None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦

(16) Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ١٧

(17) But the righteous one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨

(18) [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ ١٩

(19) And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded[1939] –

Notes

[1939]- i.e., without intending reciprocation for some benefit to himself.

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠

(20) But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١

(21) And he is going to be satisfied.

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Arabic text: Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), used verbatim. Translation: Noor International Center (QuranEnc.com, version 1.1.2), unaltered. Data: quran-json (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recitations: EveryAyah.com (streamed only when you press play). Sources and licences