Chapter 92, 21 verses
Waallayli itha yaghsha
By the night when it covers
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
And [by] the day when it appears
By the Day as it appears in glory;
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
And [by] He who created the male and female,
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
By Him Who created male and female.
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
As for he who gives and fears Allah
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
And believes in the best [reward],
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
And believes in Al-Husna.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will ease him toward ease.
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
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
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
And denies the best [reward],
And gives the lie to the best, -
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will ease him toward difficulty.
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
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
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
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
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
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who had denied and turned away.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Who denies and turns away.
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
But the righteous one will avoid it -
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
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
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
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
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
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
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
And he is going to be satisfied.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).