Chapter 92, 21 verses
Waallayli itha yaghsha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
By the night when it covers
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
And the day when it shines in brightness,
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
And [by] He who created the male and female,
And the creating of the male and the female,
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward],
And accepts the best,
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward],
And rejects the best,
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who had denied and turned away.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
But the righteous one will avoid it -
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Walasawfa yarda
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.