Chapter 92, 21 verses
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
And the day when it shines in brightness,
By the Day as it appears in glory;
والنهار إذا تجلى
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And the creating of the male and the female,
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
إن سعيكم لشتى
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
فأما من أعطى واتقى
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And accepts the best,
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
وصدق بالحسنى
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
فسنيسره لليسرى
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
وأما من بخل واستغنى
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
And rejects the best,
And gives the lie to the best, -
وكذب بالحسنى
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
فسنيسره للعسرى
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
إن علينا للهدى
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
الذي كذب وتولى
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
ولسوف يرضى
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ