Surah 092

Al-Layl

الليل

21 verses · Meccan

Key structural observations
  • Oaths concerning night, day and the Creator of male and female lead to the diversity of human efforts (1–4).
  • Two occurrences of ammā introduce portraits of three actions: giving, taqwā and belief in al-ḥusnā; miserliness, sufficiency and denial of al-ḥusnā (5–9).
  • The same announcement fa-sa-nuyassiruhu leads to al-yusrā and then al-ʿusrā. Wealth does not help the one who falls; guidance and sovereignty belong to Allah (7, 10–13).
  • The warning names the Fire and the one who denies and turns away. The most God-conscious will be kept from it: he gives his wealth to purify himself (14–18).
  • The ending clarifies intention: no human repayment sought, but the Face of the Lord, the Most High. The promise of contentment closes the surah (19–21).
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بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ

1

وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

2

وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

3

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ

4

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

5

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ

6

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

8

وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ

9

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ

10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

11

وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ

12

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

13

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ

14

فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

15

لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى

16

الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

17

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى

18

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

19

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ

20

إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ

21

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ