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