Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
By the Day as it appears in glory;
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And gives the lie to the best, -
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ