Chapter 92, 21 verses
Waallayli itha yaghsha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the Day as it appears in glory;
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
By Him Who created male and female.
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إن سعيكم لشتى
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فأما من أعطى واتقى
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وصدق بالحسنى
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
And believes in Al-Husna.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وكذب بالحسنى
And gives the lie to the best, -
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إن علينا للهدى
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الذي كذب وتولى
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Who denies and turns away.
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وسيجنبها الأتقى
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Walasawfa yarda
ولسوف يرضى
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).