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
By the night when it covers
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
By the night when it covers
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allah
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward],
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease.
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward],
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty.
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
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who had denied and turned away.
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
But the righteous one will avoid it -
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
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
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.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied.