Chapter 92, 21 verses
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Waallayli itha yaghsha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And the creating of the male and the female,
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By Him Who created male and female.
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إن سعيكم لشتى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
And accepts the best,
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وصدق بالحسنى
And believes in Al-Husna.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
And rejects the best,
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وكذب بالحسنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إن علينا للهدى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الذي كذب وتولى
Who denies and turns away.
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Walasawfa yarda
ولسوف يرضى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).