Chapter 92, 21 verses
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
And the day when it shines in brightness,
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And the creating of the male and the female,
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And accepts the best,
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
And rejects the best,
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ