Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
And the day resplendent
By the day as it appears in brightness.
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And Him Who hath created male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
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)
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
And believeth in goodness;
And believes in Al-Husna.
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
And disbelieveth in goodness;
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Which only the most wretched must endure,
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
He who denieth and turneth away.
Who denies and turns away.
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Far removed from it will be the righteous
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
He verily will be content.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ