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