Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the night when it covers
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And [by] the day when it appears
والنهار إذا تجلى
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By Him Who created male and female.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
إن سعيكم لشتى
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
As for he who gives and fears Allah
فأما من أعطى واتقى
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believes in the best [reward],
وصدق بالحسنى
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will ease him toward ease.
فسنيسره لليسرى
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وأما من بخل واستغنى
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And denies the best [reward],
وكذب بالحسنى
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
فسنيسره للعسرى
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
إن علينا للهدى
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who denies and turns away.
Who had denied and turned away.
الذي كذب وتولى
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
But the righteous one will avoid it -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And he is going to be satisfied.
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