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Tafsir of Surah Al-Layl (92) — The Night · الليل
Meccan surah, 21 ayat. Read the whole surah
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Al-Layl 92:1
وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ
By the night when it covers
Tafsir 92:1
Allah takes an oath on the night when it covers whatever is between the heavens and the earth with its darkness.
Al-Layl 92:2
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
Tafsir 92:2
And Allah takes an oath on the day when it becomes clear and visible.
Al-Layl 92:3
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ
And [by] He who created the male and female
Tafsir 92:3
And He takes an oath on His creating the two genders: The male and female.
Al-Layl 92:4
إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse
Tafsir 92:4
O people! Your actions are different: some are good, which are the causes of entering Paradise, while others are evil, which are the causes of entering the hellfire.
Al-Layl 92:5
فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Tafsir 92:5
As for the one who gives whatever is necessary for him to spend, i.e. Zakat, financial support and repatriation, and is mindful of that which Allah has prohibited him from.
Al-Layl 92:6
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward]
Tafsir 92:6
And he believes in the substitute Allah has promised him.
Al-Layl 92:7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease
Tafsir 92:7
I shall soon make performing good deeds and spending in My path easy for him.
Al-Layl 92:8
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Tafsir 92:8
And as for the one who is miserly with his wealth and does not spend it in the avenues necessary for him to spend in, thinking himself to be in no need of Allah and not asking Allah for any of His grace.
Al-Layl 92:9
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward]
Tafsir 92:9
Whilst rejecting the substitute and reward Allah has promised him if he spends his wealth in His path.
Al-Layl 92:10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty
Tafsir 92:10
I will soon make performing evil deeds easy for him, and make difficult doing good.
Al-Layl 92:11
وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls
Tafsir 92:11
His wealth that he is miserly with will not benefit him at all when he dies and enters the hellfire.
Al-Layl 92:12
إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance
Tafsir 92:12
Indeed, it is My responsibility to make the path of truth clear from the path of falsehood.
Al-Layl 92:13
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]
Tafsir 92:13
And indeed, the afterlife and the worldly life belongs to Me; I do whatever I want with it. That is not the case with anyone else.
Al-Layl 92:14
فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing
Tafsir 92:14
So O people! If you disobey Me, I warn you of the hellfire which is being kindled.
Al-Layl 92:15
لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
Tafsir 92:15
None will suffer the heat of this fire except the most wretched, i.e. the disbeliever.
Al-Layl 92:16
ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who had denied and turned away
Tafsir 92:16
The one who rejected whatever the Messenger (peace be upon him) brought, and turned away from fulfilling the command of Allah.
Al-Layl 92:17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
But the righteous one will avoid it
Tafsir 92:17
The most Allah-conscious of the people will be distanced from it, i.e. Abu Bakr.
Al-Layl 92:18
ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Tafsir 92:18
The one who spends his wealth in righteous avenues, to purify himself of sins.
Al-Layl 92:19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Tafsir 92:19
He does not spend whatever wealth he spends, to repay any favour done to him by anyone.
Al-Layl 92:20
إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High
Tafsir 92:20
Through his spending, he only intends the pleasure of his Lord who is High above His creation.
Al-Layl 92:21
وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied
Tafsir 92:21
And indeed, soon, he will be pleased with the generous reward Allah will grant him.
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