Surah Al-'Isrā (The Night Journey) in English

1. وإن كادوا ليستفزونك من الأرض ليخرجوك منها وإذا لا يلبثون خلافك إلا قليلا

   76

   They were about to hound you out of the land, to expel you from it, but then they would not have stayed after you but a little.

   wa-ʾin kādū la-yastafizzūnaka mina l-ʾarḍi li-yukhrijūka minhā wa-ʾidhan lā yalbathūna khilāfaka ʾillā qalīlan

2. سنة من قد أرسلنا قبلك من رسلنا ولا تجد لسنتنا تحويلا

   77

   A precedent concerning those We have sent before you from among Our apostles, and you will not find any change in Our precedent.

   sunnata man qad ʾarsalnā qablaka min rusulinā wa-lā tajidu li-sunnatinā taḥwīlan

3. أقم الصلاة لدلوك الشمس إلى غسق الليل وقرآن الفجر إن قرآن الفجر كان مشهودا

   78

   Maintain the prayer [during the period] from the sun’s decline till the darkness of the night, and [observe particularly] the dawn recital. Indeed the dawn recital is attended [by angels].

   ʾaqimi ṣ-ṣalāta li-dulūki sh-shamsi ʾilā ghasaqi l-layli wa-qurʾāna l-fajri ʾinna qurʾāna l-fajri kāna mashhūdan

4. ومن الليل فتهجد به نافلة لك عسى أن يبعثك ربك مقاما محمودا

   79

   And keep vigil for a part of the night, as a supererogatory [devotion] for you. It may be that your Lord will raise you to a praiseworthy station.

   wa-mina l-layli fa-tahajjad bihī nāfilatan laka ʿasā ʾan yabʿathaka rabbuka maqāman maḥmūdan

5. وقل رب أدخلني مدخل صدق وأخرجني مخرج صدق واجعل لي من لدنك سلطانا نصيرا

   80

   And say, ‘My Lord! ‘Admit me with a worthy entrance, and bring me out with a worthy departure, and render me a favourable authority from Yourself.’

   wa-qul rabbi ʾadkhilnī mudkhala ṣidqin wa-ʾakhrijnī mukhraja ṣidqin wa-jʿal lī min ladunka sulṭānan naṣīran

6. وقل جاء الحق وزهق الباطل إن الباطل كان زهوقا

   81

   And say, ‘The truth has come, and falsehood has vanished. Indeed falsehood is bound to vanish.’

   wa-qul jāʾa l-ḥaqqu wa-zahaqa l-bāṭilu ʾinna l-bāṭila kāna zahūqan

7. وننزل من القرآن ما هو شفاء ورحمة للمؤمنين ولا يزيد الظالمين إلا خسارا

   82

   We send down in the Quran that which is a cure and mercy for the faithful; and it increases the wrongdoers only in loss.

   wa-nunazzilu mina l-qurʾāni mā huwa shifāʾun wa-raḥmatun li-l-muʾminīna wa-lā yazīdu ẓ-ẓālimīna ʾillā khasāran

8. وإذا أنعمنا على الإنسان أعرض ونأى بجانبه وإذا مسه الشر كان يئوسا

   83

   When We bless man, he is disregardful and turns aside; but when an ill befalls him, he is despondent.

   wa-ʾidhā ʾanʿamnā ʿalā l-ʾinsāni ʾaʿraḍa wa-naʾā bi-jānibihī wa-ʾidhā massahu sh-sharru kāna yaʾūsan

9. قل كل يعمل على شاكلته فربكم أعلم بمن هو أهدى سبيلا

   84

   Say, ‘Everyone acts according to his character. Your Lord knows best who is better guided with regard to the way.’

   qul kullun yaʿmalu ʿalā shākilatihī fa-rabbukum ʾaʿlamu bi-man huwa ʾahdā sabīlan

10. ويسألونك عن الروح قل الروح من أمر ربي وما أوتيتم من العلم إلا قليلا

    85

    They question you concerning the Spirit. Say, ‘The Spirit is of the command of my Lord, and you have not been given of the knowledge except a few [of you].’

    wa-yasʾalūnaka ʾani r-rūḥi quli r-rūḥu min ʾamri rabbī wa-mā ʾūtītum mina l-ʿilmi ʾillā qalīlan

11. ولئن شئنا لنذهبن بالذي أوحينا إليك ثم لا تجد لك به علينا وكيلا

    86

    If We wish, We would take away what We have revealed to you. Then you would not find for yourself any defender against Us,

    wa-la-ʾin shiʾnā la-nadhhabanna bi-lladhī ʾawḥaynā ʾilayka thumma lā tajidu laka bihī ʿalaynā wakīlan