In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the night when it covers
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
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
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
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
By the Day as it appears in glory;
والنهار إذا تجلى
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By Him Who created male and female.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
By (the mystery of) the creation of 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.
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for 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
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
فأما من أعطى واتقى
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believes in the best [reward],
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
وصدق بالحسنى
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will ease him toward ease.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
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
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
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],
And gives the lie to the best, -
وكذب بالحسنى
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
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?
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
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.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
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].
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
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.
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
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.
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who denies and turns away.
Who had denied and turned away.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
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 -
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
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
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
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.
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their 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.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
ولسوف يرضى
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