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92. Sūrat al-Layl سورة الليل

Meccan, chronological position 9, 21 verses, 5 with the divine first person. Open this sūrah in the search to filter it.

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وَٱلَّيۡلِ إِذَا يَغۡشَىٰ ﴿١﴾

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿٢﴾

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿٣﴾

إِنَّ سَعۡيَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿٤﴾

فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿٥﴾

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ﴿٦﴾

92:7WWeDivine verbsفَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥpresent or future, third-person object

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰ ﴿٧﴾

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ ﴿٨﴾

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ ﴿٩﴾

92:10WWeDivine verbsفَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥpresent or future, third-person object

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ ﴿١٠﴾

وَمَا يُغۡنِي عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿١١﴾

إِنَّ عَلَيۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ ﴿١٢﴾

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡأٓخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ ﴿١٣﴾

92:14II; to a plural audience; the Prophet may speak here without qul (contested)Divine verbsفَأَنذَرْتُكُمْpast, object “you”

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارٗا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿١٤﴾

لَا يَصۡلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى ﴿١٥﴾

ٱلَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿١٦﴾

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى ﴿١٧﴾

ٱلَّذِي يُؤۡتِي مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿١٨﴾

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةٖ تُجۡزَىٰٓ ﴿١٩﴾

إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَآءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ ﴿٢٠﴾

وَلَسَوۡفَ يَرۡضَىٰ ﴿٢١﴾