Chapter 92, 21 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
والنهار إذا تجلى
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By the day as it appears in brightness.
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
By Him Who created male and female.
إن سعيكم لشتى
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
فأما من أعطى واتقى
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
وصدق بالحسنى
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in Al-Husna.
فسنيسره لليسرى
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
وأما من بخل واستغنى
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وكذب بالحسنى
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
فسنيسره للعسرى
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
إن علينا للهدى
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
الذي كذب وتولى
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who denies and turns away.
وسيجنبها الأتقى
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
ولسوف يرضى
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).