Surah Al-Lail word by word

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Al-Lail (الليل) word by word, in full: Meccan, revealed in Mecca, 21 verses, 71 words. Each verse is displayed in Arabic with its English translation, then broken down into words, each with its transliteration and meaning.

With 71 words to discover, Surah Al-Lail becomes accessible even without knowing how to read Arabic: the transliteration guides the pronunciation and the meaning gives the sense. Repeat each word, then read the whole verse again: this is the most effective way to memorize this surah, understand what you recite in prayer and grow your Quranic vocabulary.

Updated on 30 September 2026 at 4:42 AM

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بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

Verse 1 - Surah Al-Lail: 3 words

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the night when it covers

وَٱلَّيْلِ wa-al-layli By the night
إِذَا idhā when
يَغْشَىٰ yaghshā it covers

Verse 2 - Surah Al-Lail: 3 words

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

And [by] the day when it appears

وَٱلنَّهَارِ wal-nahāri And the day
إِذَا idhā when
تَجَلَّىٰ tajallā it shines in brightness

Verse 3 - Surah Al-Lail: 4 words

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

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

وَمَا wamā And He Who
خَلَقَ khalaqa created
ٱلذَّكَرَ l-dhakara the male
وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ wal-unthā and the female

Verse 4 - Surah Al-Lail: 3 words

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
سَعْيَكُمْ saʿyakum your efforts
لَشَتَّىٰ lashattā (are) surely diverse

Verse 5 - Surah Al-Lail: 4 words

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

As for he who gives and fears Allah

فَأَمَّا fa-ammā Then as for
مَنْ man (him) who
أَعْطَىٰ aʿṭā gives
وَٱتَّقَىٰ wa-ittaqā and fears

Verse 6 - Surah Al-Lail: 2 words

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

And believes in the best [reward],

وَصَدَّقَ waṣaddaqa And believes
بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ bil-ḥus'nā in the best

Verse 7 - Surah Al-Lail: 2 words

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

We will ease him toward ease.

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ fasanuyassiruhu Then We will ease him
لِلْيُسْرَىٰ lil'yus'rā towards [the] ease

Verse 8 - Surah Al-Lail: 4 words

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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

وَأَمَّا wa-ammā But as for
مَنۢ man (him) who
بَخِلَ bakhila withholds
وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ wa-is'taghnā and considers himself free from need

Verse 9 - Surah Al-Lail: 2 words

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

And denies the best [reward],

وَكَذَّبَ wakadhaba And denies
بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ bil-ḥus'nā the best

Verse 10 - Surah Al-Lail: 2 words

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

We will ease him toward difficulty.

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ fasanuyassiruhu Then We will ease him
لِلْعُسْرَىٰ lil'ʿus'rā towards [the] difficulty

Verse 11 - Surah Al-Lail: 6 words

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

وَمَا wamā And not
يُغْنِى yugh'nī will avail
عَنْهُ ʿanhu him
مَالُهُۥٓ māluhu his wealth
إِذَا idhā when
تَرَدَّىٰٓ taraddā he falls

Verse 12 - Surah Al-Lail: 3 words

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

إِنَّ inna Indeed
عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon Us
لَلْهُدَىٰ lalhudā (is) the guidance

Verse 13 - Surah Al-Lail: 4 words

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

وَإِنَّ wa-inna And indeed
لَنَا lanā for Us
لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ lalākhirata (is) the Hereafter
وَٱلْأُولَىٰ wal-ūlā and the first (life)

Verse 14 - Surah Al-Lail: 3 words

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

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

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ fa-andhartukum So I warn you
نَارًۭا nāran (of) a Fire
تَلَظَّىٰ talaẓẓā blazing

Verse 15 - Surah Al-Lail: 4 words

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

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

لَا lā Not
يَصْلَىٰهَآ yaṣlāhā will burn (in) it
إِلَّا illā except
ٱلْأَشْقَى l-ashqā the most wretched

Verse 16 - Surah Al-Lail: 3 words

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Who had denied and turned away.

ٱلَّذِى alladhī The one who
كَذَّبَ kadhaba denied
وَتَوَلَّىٰ watawallā and turned away

Verse 17 - Surah Al-Lail: 2 words

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

But the righteous one will avoid it -

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا wasayujannabuhā But will be removed from it
ٱلْأَتْقَى l-atqā the righteous

Verse 18 - Surah Al-Lail: 4 words

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

ٱلَّذِى alladhī The one who
يُؤْتِى yu'tī gives
مَالَهُۥ mālahu his wealth
يَتَزَكَّىٰ yatazakkā (to) purify himself

Verse 19 - Surah Al-Lail: 6 words

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

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

وَمَا wamā And not
لِأَحَدٍ li-aḥadin for anyone
عِندَهُۥ ʿindahu with him
مِن min any
نِّعْمَةٍۢ niʿ'matin favor
تُجْزَىٰٓ tuj'zā to be recompensed

Verse 20 - Surah Al-Lail: 5 words

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

إِلَّا illā Except
ٱبْتِغَآءَ ib'tighāa seeking
وَجْهِ wajhi (the) Countenance
رَبِّهِ rabbihi (of) his Lord
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ l-aʿlā the Most High

Verse 21 - Surah Al-Lail: 2 words

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

And he is going to be satisfied.

وَلَسَوْفَ walasawfa And soon, surely
يَرْضَىٰ yarḍā he will be pleased

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