Chapter 92, 21 verses
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the day as it appears in brightness.
By the Day as it appears in glory;
والنهار إذا تجلى
By Him Who created male and female.
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
إن سعيكم لشتى
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
فأما من أعطى واتقى
And believes in Al-Husna.
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
وصدق بالحسنى
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
فسنيسره لليسرى
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And gives the lie to the best, -
وكذب بالحسنى
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
فسنيسره للعسرى
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
إن علينا للهدى
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Who denies and turns away.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
الذي كذب وتولى
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
ولسوف يرضى