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 as it conceals (the light);
By the day as it appears in brightness.
والنهار إذا تجلى
By the Day as it appears in glory;
By Him Who created male and female.
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
إن سعيكم لشتى
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
فأما من أعطى واتقى
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
And believes in Al-Husna.
وصدق بالحسنى
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
وكذب بالحسنى
And gives the lie to the best, -
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
إن علينا للهدى
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Who denies and turns away.
الذي كذب وتولى
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
وسيجنبها الأتقى
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
ولسوف يرضى
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.