Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
By the night when it covers
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
And the day resplendent
And [by] the day when it appears
And the day when it shines in brightness,
والنهار إذا تجلى
And Him Who hath created male and female,
And [by] He who created the male and female,
And the creating of the male and the female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
إن سعيكم لشتى
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
فأما من أعطى واتقى
And believeth in goodness;
And believes in the best [reward],
And accepts the best,
وصدق بالحسنى
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
We will ease him toward ease.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
فسنيسره لليسرى
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
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),
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And disbelieveth in goodness;
And denies the best [reward],
And rejects the best,
وكذب بالحسنى
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
فسنيسره للعسرى
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
إن علينا للهدى
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Which only the most wretched must endure,
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
He who denieth and turneth away.
Who had denied and turned away.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
الذي كذب وتولى
Far removed from it will be the righteous
But the righteous one will avoid it -
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
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,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
He verily will be content.
And he is going to be satisfied.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
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