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