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Verse 1
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Transliteration
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
Translation
By the night when it covers,
Surah 92
The Night
الليل
Al-Layl
Meccan21 Verses
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Verse 2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
Translation
and by the day when it appears,
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Verse 3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
Translation
and by His creation of male and female,
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Verse 4
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Transliteration
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Translation
surely your efforts are divergent.
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Verse 5
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Transliteration
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
Translation
As for the one who gives in charity and fears Allah,
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Verse 6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
Translation
and truly believes in the best reward,
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Verse 7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Transliteration
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
Translation
We will make easy for him the way of salvation.
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Verse 8
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa ammaa man bakhila wastaghnaa
Translation
But as for the one who is miserly and deems himself self-sufficient,
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Verse 9
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
Translation
and denies the best reward,
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Verse 10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Transliteration
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
Translation
We will make easy for him the way of perdition.
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Verse 11
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Transliteration
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
Translation
His wealth will be of no avail to him when he tumbles [into Hell].
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Verse 12
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Transliteration
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
Translation
Indeed, it is upon Us to show the right way,
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Verse 13
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
Translation
and surely to Us belong the Hereafter and the present life.
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Verse 14
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ
Transliteration
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
Translation
So I warn you of a raging Fire,
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Verse 15
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Transliteration
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
Translation
none will enter it except the most wretched,
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Verse 16
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Transliteration
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
Translation
who denied and turned away.
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Verse 17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Transliteration
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
Translation
But the most righteous will be saved from it,
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Verse 18
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Transliteration
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
Translation
who spends his wealth to purify himself,
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Verse 19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Transliteration
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
Translation
not in return for someone’s favors,
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Verse 20
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Transliteration
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
Translation
but to seek the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
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Verse 21
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Transliteration
Wa lasawfa yardaa
Translation
He will surely be well pleased.