Chapter 92, 21 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
By the night when it covers
والنهار إذا تجلى
And the day resplendent
And the day when it shines in brightness,
And [by] the day when it appears
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
And Him Who hath created male and female,
And the creating of the male and the female,
And [by] He who created the male and female,
إن سعيكم لشتى
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
As for he who gives and fears Allah
وصدق بالحسنى
And believeth in goodness;
And accepts the best,
And believes in the best [reward],
فسنيسره لليسرى
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
We will ease him toward ease.
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وكذب بالحسنى
And disbelieveth in goodness;
And rejects the best,
And denies the best [reward],
فسنيسره للعسرى
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
إن علينا للهدى
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Which only the most wretched must endure,
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
الذي كذب وتولى
He who denieth and turneth away.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Who had denied and turned away.
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Far removed from it will be the righteous
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
But the righteous one will avoid it -
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
ولسوف يرضى
He verily will be content.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
And he is going to be satisfied.