الليل
Surah Al-Layl
Recited by Sheikh Abdur-Rahman as-Sudais. Translation: Saheeh International. Watch on YouTube
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وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
By the night when it covers1
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
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وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
And [by] He who created the male and female,
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إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
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فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allāh
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وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward].
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease.
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وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
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وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward],
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty.
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وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?1
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إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
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وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
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فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
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لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
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ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who had denied and turned away.
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وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
But the righteous one will avoid it –
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ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
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وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded1 –
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إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.
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وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied.