Chapter 92, 21 verses
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
By the night when it covers
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the Day as it appears in glory;
And [by] the day when it appears
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
And [by] He who created the male and female,
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
إن سعيكم لشتى
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
فأما من أعطى واتقى
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
As for he who gives and fears Allah
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
وصدق بالحسنى
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
And believes in the best [reward],
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
We will ease him toward ease.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is a 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 gives the lie to the best, -
And denies the best [reward],
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
We will ease him toward difficulty.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
إن علينا للهدى
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
الذي كذب وتولى
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Who had denied and turned away.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
وسيجنبها الأتقى
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
But the righteous one will avoid it -
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Those who spend their 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 have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
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
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
ولسوف يرضى
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
And he is going to be satisfied.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ