In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
والنهار إذا تجلى
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
إن سعيكم لشتى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
فأما من أعطى واتقى
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
وصدق بالحسنى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
فسنيسره لليسرى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
وكذب بالحسنى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
فسنيسره للعسرى
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
إن علينا للهدى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
الذي كذب وتولى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
وسيجنبها الأتقى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
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