Chapter 92, 21 verses
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
By the night when it covers
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
And the day resplendent
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
And [by] He who created the male and female,
And Him Who hath created male and female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allah
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward],
And believeth in goodness;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease.
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward],
And disbelieveth in goodness;
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Which only the most wretched must endure,
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who had denied and turned away.
He who denieth and turneth away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Far removed from it will be the righteous
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied.
He verily will be content.