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.
By the night when it covers
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And [by] the day when it appears
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By Him Who created male and female.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
إن سعيكم لشتى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
As for he who gives and fears Allah
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
وصدق بالحسنى
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believes in the best [reward],
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will ease him toward ease.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
وكذب بالحسنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And denies the best [reward],
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
إن علينا للهدى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
الذي كذب وتولى
Who denies and turns away.
Who had denied and turned away.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
But the righteous one will avoid it -
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify 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 not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
ولسوف يرضى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And he is going to be satisfied.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ