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