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 day as it appears in brightness.
والنهار إذا تجلى
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
By Him Who created male and female.
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
إن سعيكم لشتى
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
فأما من أعطى واتقى
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
And believes in Al-Husna.
وصدق بالحسنى
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
فسنيسره لليسرى
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وأما من بخل واستغنى
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
وكذب بالحسنى
Wakaththaba bialhusna
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
فسنيسره للعسرى
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
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
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
إن علينا للهدى
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
La yaslaha illa alashqa
Who denies and turns away.
الذي كذب وتولى
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
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
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
ولسوف يرضى
Walasawfa yarda