Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
And the day resplendent
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the Day as it appears in glory;
And the day when it shines in brightness,
And Him Who hath created male and female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
And the creating of the male and the female,
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
إن سعيكم لشتى
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
فأما من أعطى واتقى
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
And believeth in goodness;
وصدق بالحسنى
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
And accepts the best,
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
And disbelieveth in goodness;
وكذب بالحسنى
And gives the lie to the best, -
And rejects the best,
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
إن علينا للهدى
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Which only the most wretched must endure,
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
He who denieth and turneth away.
الذي كذب وتولى
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Far removed from it will be the righteous
وسيجنبها الأتقى
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
He verily will be content.
ولسوف يرضى
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.