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Surah Al-Layl for Kids

سورة الليل

The Night · 21 ayat · Juz 30 · Makki

What is Surah Al-Layl about?

People try different things in life. Whoever gives generously, is mindful of Allah and believes in goodness, Allah makes the way to happiness easy for them. Surah Al-Layl (The Night) is surah number 92 of the Quran, a Makki surah of 21 ayat in Juz 30. It is number 24 in the Noor Garden memorization path for kids.

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Surah Al-Layl full text with English translation

Uthmani Arabic text with the Sahih International English translation under each ayah.

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

  1. 1

    وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

    By the night when it covers

  2. 2

    وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

    And [by] the day when it appears

  3. 3

    وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

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

  4. 4

    إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

    Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

  5. 5

    فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

    As for he who gives and fears Allāh

  6. 6

    وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And believes in the best [reward],

  7. 7

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward ease.

  8. 8

    وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

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

  9. 9

    وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

    And denies the best [reward],

  10. 10

    فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

    We will ease him toward difficulty.

  11. 11

    وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

    And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

  12. 12

    إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

    Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

  13. 13

    وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

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

  14. 14

    فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

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

  15. 15

    لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

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

  16. 16

    ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

    Who had denied and turned away.

  17. 17

    وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

    But the righteous one will avoid it

  18. 18

    ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

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

  19. 19

    وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

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

  20. 20

    إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

    But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

  21. 21

    وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

    And he is going to be satisfied.

Surah Al-Layl word by word

Every word of the surah with its pronunciation and English meaning, in reading order.

ArabicTransliterationMeaning
وَٱلَّيْلِwa-al-layliBy the night
إِذَاidhāwhen
يَغْشَىٰyaghshāit covers
وَٱلنَّهَارِwal-nahāriAnd the day
إِذَاidhāwhen
تَجَلَّىٰtajallāit shines in brightness
وَمَاwamāAnd He Who
خَلَقَkhalaqacreated
ٱلذَّكَرَl-dhakarathe male
وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓwal-unthāand the female
إِنَّinnaIndeed
سَعْيَكُمْsaʿyakumyour efforts
لَشَتَّىٰlashattā(are) surely diverse
فَأَمَّاfa-ammāThen as for
مَنْman(him) who
أَعْطَىٰaʿṭāgives
وَٱتَّقَىٰwa-ittaqāand fears
وَصَدَّقَwaṣaddaqaAnd believes
بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰbil-ḥus'nāin the best
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥfasanuyassiruhuThen We will ease him
لِلْيُسْرَىٰlil'yus'rātowards [the] ease
وَأَمَّاwa-ammāBut as for
مَنۢman(him) who
بَخِلَbakhilawithholds
وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰwa-is'taghnāand considers himself free from need
وَكَذَّبَwakadhabaAnd denies
بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰbil-ḥus'nāthe best
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥfasanuyassiruhuThen We will ease him
لِلْعُسْرَىٰlil'ʿus'rātowards [the] difficulty
وَمَاwamāAnd not
يُغْنِىyugh'nīwill avail
عَنْهُʿanhuhim
مَالُهُۥٓmāluhuhis wealth
إِذَاidhāwhen
تَرَدَّىٰٓtaraddāhe falls
إِنَّinnaIndeed
عَلَيْنَاʿalaynāupon Us
لَلْهُدَىٰlalhudā(is) the guidance
وَإِنَّwa-innaAnd indeed
لَنَاlanāfor Us
لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَlalākhirata(is) the Hereafter
وَٱلْأُولَىٰwal-ūlāand the first (life)
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْfa-andhartukumSo I warn you
نَارًۭاnāran(of) a Fire
تَلَظَّىٰtalaẓẓāblazing
لَاlāNot
يَصْلَىٰهَآyaṣlāhāwill burn (in) it
إِلَّاillāexcept
ٱلْأَشْقَىl-ashqāthe most wretched
ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
كَذَّبَkadhabadenied
وَتَوَلَّىٰwatawallāand turned away
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَاwasayujannabuhāBut will be removed from it
ٱلْأَتْقَىl-atqāthe righteous
ٱلَّذِىalladhīThe one who
يُؤْتِىyu'tīgives
مَالَهُۥmālahuhis wealth
يَتَزَكَّىٰyatazakkā(to) purify himself
وَمَاwamāAnd not
لِأَحَدٍli-aḥadinfor anyone
عِندَهُۥʿindahuwith him
مِنminany
نِّعْمَةٍۢniʿ'matinfavor
تُجْزَىٰٓtuj'zāto be recompensed
إِلَّاillāExcept
ٱبْتِغَآءَib'tighāaseeking
وَجْهِwajhi(the) Countenance
رَبِّهِrabbihi(of) his Lord
ٱلْأَعْلَىٰl-aʿlāthe Most High
وَلَسَوْفَwalasawfaAnd soon, surely
يَرْضَىٰyarḍāhe will be pleased

How to memorize Surah Al-Layl

  1. Listen: press “Start learning” and listen to Mishary Alafasy recite Surah Al-Layl three times while following the Arabic text.
  2. Practice each ayah: in Practice mode every ayah repeats ×3, ×5 or ×7 with an echo pause, so your child says it back out loud.
  3. Learn it in parts: with 21 ayat, split it into 5 parts of 5 ayat and only move on when the current part is solid.
  4. Memorize levels: each level hides more words until your child can recite the whole surah from memory.
  5. Puzzles: put the words of each ayah back in order to check the memorization, then review it tomorrow before starting the next surah.

Surah Al-Layl facts

Surah number
92
Ayat
21
Revelation
Makki (Makkah)
Juz
30
In the Mushaf
Pages 595–596
Position in Noor Garden path
24 of 49
Reciter
Mishary Rashid Alafasy

Questions parents ask

What is the lesson of Surah Al-Layl for kids?

People try different things in life. Whoever gives generously, is mindful of Allah and believes in goodness, Allah makes the way to happiness easy for them. Read the meaning of each ayah above, then talk with your child about one way to live this lesson today.

How long does it take a child to memorize Surah Al-Layl?

Surah Al-Layl has 21 ayat. With 21 ayat it is best learned in 5 parts of 5 ayat. Many children take several weeks, one part at a time with daily review. Steady practice matters more than speed.

Is Surah Al-Layl Makki or Madani?

Surah Al-Layl is a Makki surah, which means it was revealed in Makkah, before the Hijrah. It is surah number 92 in the order of the Mushaf and is found in Juz 30.

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Arabic text and word meanings via Quran.com · Translation: Sahih International · Recitation: Mishary Rashid Alafasy.