Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
By the day as it appears in brightness.
والنهار إذا تجلى
And the day resplendent
By Him Who created male and female.
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
إن سعيكم لشتى
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
And believes in Al-Husna.
وصدق بالحسنى
And believeth in goodness;
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
فسنيسره لليسرى
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
وكذب بالحسنى
And disbelieveth in goodness;
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
فسنيسره للعسرى
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
إن علينا للهدى
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Who denies and turns away.
الذي كذب وتولى
He who denieth and turneth away.
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Far removed from it will be the righteous
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
ولسوف يرضى
He verily will be content.