Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the night when it covers
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
And [by] the day when it appears
والنهار إذا تجلى
And the day resplendent
And the day when it shines in brightness,
And [by] He who created the male and female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
And Him Who hath created male and female,
And the creating of the male and the female,
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
إن سعيكم لشتى
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
As for he who gives and fears Allah
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
And believes in the best [reward],
وصدق بالحسنى
And believeth in goodness;
And accepts the best,
We will ease him toward ease.
فسنيسره لليسرى
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
And denies the best [reward],
وكذب بالحسنى
And disbelieveth in goodness;
And rejects the best,
We will ease him toward difficulty.
فسنيسره للعسرى
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
إن علينا للهدى
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Which only the most wretched must endure,
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Who had denied and turned away.
الذي كذب وتولى
He who denieth and turneth away.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
But the righteous one will avoid it -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Far removed from it will be the righteous
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
And he is going to be satisfied.
ولسوف يرضى
He verily will be content.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.