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Surah Al-Layl - Word by Word

(The Night)

bismillaahirrahmaanirrahiim
1

وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَغْشٰىۙ ١

wa-al-layli
وَٱلَّيْلِ
By the night
idhā
إِذَا
when
yaghshā
يَغْشَىٰ
it covers
By the night when it covers (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 1)
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2

وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰىۙ ٢

wal-nahāri
وَٱلنَّهَارِ
And the day
idhā
إِذَا
when
tajallā
تَجَلَّىٰ
it shines in brightness
And [by] the day when it appears . (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 2)
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3

وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْاُنْثٰىٓ ۙ ٣

wamā
وَمَا
And He Who
khalaqa
خَلَقَ
created
l-dhakara
ٱلذَّكَرَ
the male
wal-unthā
وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
and the female
And [by] He who created the male and female, (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 3)
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4

اِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتّٰىۗ ٤

inna
إِنَّ
Indeed
saʿyakum
سَعْيَكُمْ
your efforts
lashattā
لَشَتَّىٰ
(are) surely diverse
Indeed, your efforts are diverse. (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 4)
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5

فَاَمَّا مَنْ اَعْطٰى وَاتَّقٰىۙ ٥

fa-ammā
فَأَمَّا
Then as for
man
مَنْ
(him) who
aʿṭā
أَعْطَىٰ
gives
wa-ittaqā
وَٱتَّقَىٰ
and fears
As for he who gives and fears Allah . (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 5)
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6

وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنٰىۙ ٦

waṣaddaqa
وَصَدَّقَ
And believes
bil-ḥus'nā
بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
in the best
And believes in the best [reward], (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 6)
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7

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلْيُسْرٰىۗ ٧

fasanuyassiruhu
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ
Then We will ease him
lil'yus'rā
لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
towards [the] ease
We will ease him toward ease. (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 7)
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8

وَاَمَّا مَنْۢ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنٰىۙ ٨

wa-ammā
وَأَمَّا
But as for
man
مَنۢ
(him) who
bakhila
بَخِلَ
withholds
wa-is'taghnā
وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
and considers himself free from need
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 8)
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9

وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنٰىۙ ٩

wakadhaba
وَكَذَّبَ
And denies
bil-ḥus'nā
بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
the best
And denies the best [reward], (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 9)
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10

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلْعُسْرٰىۗ ١٠

fasanuyassiruhu
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ
Then We will ease him
lil'ʿus'rā
لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
towards [the] difficulty
We will ease him toward difficulty. (QS. [92] Al-Layl: 10)
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