Surah 92

الليل Al-Layl · The Night

Verses
21
Revealed
Meccan
Juz
30
Rukus
1
Revelation order
9
Pages
595–596

About Surah Al-Layl

Surah Al-Layl (الليل, “The Night”) is chapter 92 of the Quran and contains 21 verses. It is a Meccan surah, revealed 9th of the 114. It appears in juz 30, spans pages 595–596 of the standard mushaf, and is divided into 1 ruku.

Text

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

    By the night enshrouding

  2. 2

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    And the day resplendent

  3. 3

    وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

    And Him Who hath created male and female,

  4. 4

    إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

    Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).

  5. 5

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

    As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)

  6. 6

    وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And believeth in goodness;

  7. 7

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.

  8. 8

    وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

    But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,

  9. 9

    وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And disbelieveth in goodness;

  10. 10

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.

  11. 11

    وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    His riches will not save him when he perisheth.

  12. 12

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

    Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance

  13. 13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

    And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.

  14. 14

    فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

    Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire

  15. 15

    لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

    Which only the most wretched must endure,

  16. 16

    ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    He who denieth and turneth away.

  17. 17

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    Far removed from it will be the righteous

  18. 18

    ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

    Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).

  19. 19

    وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

    And none hath with him any favour for reward,

  20. 20

    إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.

  21. 21

    وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

    He verily will be content.

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Common questions

How many verses are in Surah Al-Layl?

Surah Al-Layl has 21 verses.

Is Surah Al-Layl Meccan or Medinan?

Surah Al-Layl is a Meccan surah, revealed in Makkah.

What number is Surah Al-Layl in the Quran?

It is chapter 92 of 114, and the 9th surah in the order of revelation.

Which juz is Surah Al-Layl in?

It appears in juz 30, on pages 595–596 of the standard mushaf.

How many pages is Surah Al-Layl?

It covers 2 pages of the standard 604-page Madinah mushaf, from page 595 to page 596.

Which para is Surah Al-Layl in?

Para 30. Para is the name used in South Asia for a juz, one of the 30 equal parts of the Quran.

How many words and letters are in Surah Al-Layl?

71 words and 313 letters, counted from the Uthmani text: a word is a space-separated group, and a letter is a base Arabic letter without its vowel marks. Counts made another way differ slightly. Counts for every surah

How many rukus are in Surah Al-Layl?

One: the whole surah is a single ruku, the section marked with the letter ‘ayn (ع) in the margin of many printings. Rukus in every surah and para

How long does it take to recite Surah Al-Layl?

About 3 minutes at Mahmoud Khalil al-Husary's measured pace. The recordings timed on this site take from 1 minute (Abdurrahman As-Sudais) to 4 minutes (Abdul Basit Abdus Samad). Every surah, timed