Chapter 92, 21 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And the day when it shines in brightness,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By Him Who created male and female.
And the creating of the male and the female,
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
إن سعيكم لشتى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
وصدق بالحسنى
And believes in Al-Husna.
And accepts the best,
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
وكذب بالحسنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And rejects the best,
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
إن علينا للهدى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
الذي كذب وتولى
Who denies and turns away.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
ولسوف يرضى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ