Chapter 92, 21 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
والنهار إذا تجلى
And the day when it shines in brightness,
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
And the creating of the male and the female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
إن سعيكم لشتى
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
فأما من أعطى واتقى
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
وصدق بالحسنى
And accepts the best,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
وكذب بالحسنى
And rejects the best,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
إن علينا للهدى
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
الذي كذب وتولى
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
ولسوف يرضى
And he shall soon be well - pleased.