Chapter 92, 21 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And the day resplendent
By the day as it appears in brightness.
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
And Him Who hath created male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And believeth in goodness;
And believes in Al-Husna.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And disbelieveth in goodness;
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Which only the most wretched must endure,
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
He who denieth and turneth away.
Who denies and turns away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Far removed from it will be the righteous
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
He verily will be content.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).