Surah Al-Layl: word by word, transliteration and English translation

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Transliteration bis'mi l-lahi l-raḥmāni l-raḥīmi

English In the name of Allāh, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful.

1. بِسْمِbis'miIn (the) name
2. ٱللَّهِl-lahi(of) Allah
3. ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِl-raḥmānithe Most Gracious
4. ٱلرَّحِيمِl-raḥīmithe Most Merciful

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Transliteration wa-al-layli idhā yaghshā

English By the night when it covers

1. وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliBy the night
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. يَغْشَىٰyaghshāit covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Transliteration wal-nahāri idhā tajallā

English And [by] the day when it appears

1. وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriAnd the day
2. إِذَاidhāwhen
3. تَجَلَّىٰtajallāit shines in brightness

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā khalaqa l-dhakara wal-unthā

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

1. وَمَاwamāAnd He Who
2. خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
3. ٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakarathe male
4. وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓwal-unthāand the female

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Transliteration inna saʿyakum lashattā

English Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. سَعْيَكُمْsaʿyakumyour efforts
3. لَشَتَّىٰlashattā(are) surely diverse

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

Transliteration fa-ammā man aʿṭā wa-ittaqā

English As for he who gives and fears Allāh

1. فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
2. مَنْman(him) who
3. أَعْطَىٰaʿṭāgives
4. وَٱتَّقَىٰwa-ittaqāand fears

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Transliteration waṣaddaqa bil-ḥus'nā

English And believes in the best [reward],

1. وَصَدَّقَwaṣaddaqaAnd believes
2. بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰbil-ḥus'nāin the best

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration fasanuyassiruhu lil'yus'rā

English We will ease him toward ease.

1. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥfasanuyassiruhuThen We will ease him
2. لِلْيُسْرَىٰlil'yus'rātowards [the] ease

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Transliteration wa-ammā man bakhila wa-is'taghnā

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

1. وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
2. مَنۢman(him) who
3. بَخِلَbakhilawithholds
4. وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰwa-is'taghnāand considers himself free from need

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Transliteration wakadhaba bil-ḥus'nā

English And denies the best [reward],

1. وَكَذَّبَwakadhabaAnd denies
2. بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰbil-ḥus'nāthe best

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration fasanuyassiruhu lil'ʿus'rā

English We will ease him toward difficulty.

1. فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥfasanuyassiruhuThen We will ease him
2. لِلْعُسْرَىٰlil'ʿus'rātowards [the] difficulty

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā yugh'nī ʿanhu māluhu idhā taraddā

English And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. يُغْنِىyugh'nīwill avail
3. عَنْهُʿanhuhim
4. مَالُهُۥٓmāluhuhis wealth
5. إِذَاidhāwhen
6. تَرَدَّىٰٓtaraddāhe falls

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Transliteration inna ʿalaynā lalhudā

English Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

1. إِنَّinnaIndeed
2. عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Us
3. لَلْهُدَىٰlalhudā(is) the guidance

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration wa-inna lanā lalākhirata wal-ūlā

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

1. وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
2. لَنَاlanāfor Us
3. لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَlalākhirata(is) the Hereafter
4. وَٱلْأُولَىٰwal-ūlāand the first (life)

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

Transliteration fa-andhartukum nāran talaẓẓā

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

1. فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْfa-andhartukumSo I warn you
2. نَارًۭاnāran(of) a Fire
3. تَلَظَّىٰtalaẓẓāblazing

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Transliteration lā yaṣlāhā illā l-ashqā

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

1. لَاlāNot
2. يَصْلَىٰهَآyaṣlāhāwill burn (in) it
3. إِلَّاillāexcept
4. ٱلْأَشْقَىl-ashqāthe most wretched

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Transliteration alladhī kadhaba watawallā

English Who had denied and turned away.

1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
2. كَذَّبَkadhabadenied
3. وَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallāand turned away

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Transliteration wasayujannabuhā l-atqā

English But the righteous one will avoid it

1. وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَاwasayujannabuhāBut will be removed from it
2. ٱلْأَتْقَىl-atqāthe righteous

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration alladhī yu'tī mālahu yatazakkā

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

1. ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
2. يُؤْتِىyu'tīgives
3. مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
4. يَتَزَكَّىٰyatazakkā(to) purify himself

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

Transliteration wamā li-aḥadin ʿindahu min niʿ'matin tuj'zā

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

1. وَمَاwamāAnd not
2. لِأَحَدٍli-aḥadinfor anyone
3. عِندَهُۥʿindahuwith him
4. مِنminany
5. نِّعْمَةٍۢniʿ'matinfavor
6. تُجْزَىٰٓtuj'zāto be recompensed

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Transliteration illā ib'tighāa wajhi rabbihi l-aʿlā

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

1. إِلَّاillāExcept
2. ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
3. وَجْهِwajhi(the) Countenance
4. رَبِّهِrabbihi(of) his Lord
5. ٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlāthe Most High

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Transliteration walasawfa yarḍā

English And he is going to be satisfied.

1. وَلَسَوْفَwalasawfaAnd soon, surely
2. يَرْضَىٰyarḍāhe will be pleased