Chapter 92, 21 verses
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Waallayli itha yaghsha
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the night when it covers
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And [by] the day when it appears
And the creating of the male and the female,
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
By Him Who created male and female.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
As for he who gives and fears Allah
And accepts the best,
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believes in the best [reward],
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will ease him toward ease.
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
And rejects the best,
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And denies the best [reward],
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who denies and turns away.
Who had denied and turned away.
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
Walasawfa yarda
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And he is going to be satisfied.