In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
And the day resplendent
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And Him Who hath created male and female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By Him Who created male and female.
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
إن سعيكم لشتى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And believeth in goodness;
وصدق بالحسنى
And believes in Al-Husna.
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
And disbelieveth in goodness;
وكذب بالحسنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
إن علينا للهدى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Which only the most wretched must endure,
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
He who denieth and turneth away.
الذي كذب وتولى
Who denies and turns away.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Far removed from it will be the righteous
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
He verily will be content.
ولسوف يرضى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ