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.
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
By the day as it appears in brightness.
By the Day as it appears in glory;
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
By Him Who created male and female.
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
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),
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in Al-Husna.
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And gives the lie to the best, -
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
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).
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who denies and turns away.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
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, -
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
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,
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
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;
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.