Chapter 92, 21 verses
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.
By the night when it covers
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And [by] the day when it appears
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By Him Who created male and female.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إن سعيكم لشتى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وصدق بالحسنى
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believes in the best [reward],
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will ease him toward ease.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وكذب بالحسنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And denies the best [reward],
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
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)?.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إن علينا للهدى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الذي كذب وتولى
Who denies and turns away.
Who had denied and turned away.
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
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,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Walasawfa yarda
ولسوف يرضى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And he is going to be satisfied.