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SURAH AL-LAYL (THE NIGHT)
There are 21 verses in this surah and it was revealed in Mecca. The holy Prophet (S) has said that the reward of reciting this surah is so much that the one who recites it will be pleased when he sees it in his Book of Deeds. His inspiration of good deeds (Tawfiq) will also increase.
If recited 15 times before sleeping, one will dream about what pleases him most. Reciting it in the I’sha prayers, carries the reward of completing a quarter of the holy Qur’an and it is guaranteed that the prayers are accepted.
بِسْمِ اللهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful.
وَالَّيْلِ اِذَا يَغْشٰىۙ(1)
(1) I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
وَالنَّهَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰىۙ(2)
(2) And the day when it shines in brightness,
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْاُنْثٰٓىۙ(3)
(3) And the creating of the male and the female,
اِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتّٰىؕ(4)
(4) Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
فَاَمَّا مَنْ اَعْطٰى وَاتَّقٰىۙ(5)
(5) Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنٰىۙ(6)
(6) And accepts the best,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلْيُسْرٰىؕ(7)
(7) We will facilitate for him the easy end.
وَاَمَّا مَنْۢ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنٰىۙ(8)
(8) And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنٰىۙ(9)
(9) And rejects the best,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗ لِلْعُسْرٰىؕ(10)
(10) We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
وَمَا يُغْنِىْ عَنْهُ مَالُهٗۤ اِذَا تَرَدّٰىؕ(11)
(11) And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
اِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدٰىۖ(12)
(12) Surely Ours is it to show the way,
وَاِنَّ لَنَا لَلْاٰخِرَةَ وَالْاُوْلٰى(13)
(13) And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
فَاَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظّٰىۚ(14)
(14) Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
لَا يَصْلٰٮهَاۤ اِلَّا الْاَشْقَىۙ(15)
(15) None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
الَّذِىْ كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلّٰىؕ(16)
(16) Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْاَتْقَىۙ(17)
(17) And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
الَّذِىْ يُؤْتِىْ مَالَهٗ يَتَزَكّٰىۚ(18)
(18) Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
وَمَا لِاَحَدٍ عِنْدَهٗ مِنْ نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزٰٓىۙ(19)
(19) And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
اِلَّا ابْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْاَعْلٰىۚ(20)
(20) Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضٰى(21)
(21) And he shall soon be well-pleased.