Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the night when it covers
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
Waallayli itha yaghsha
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
And [by] the day when it appears
والنهار إذا تجلى
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And [by] He who created the male and female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
By Him Who created male and female.
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
إن سعيكم لشتى
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
As for he who gives and fears Allah
فأما من أعطى واتقى
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
And believes in the best [reward],
وصدق بالحسنى
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And believes in Al-Husna.
We will ease him toward ease.
فسنيسره لليسرى
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وأما من بخل واستغنى
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
And denies the best [reward],
وكذب بالحسنى
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
We will ease him toward difficulty.
فسنيسره للعسرى
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
إن علينا للهدى
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Who had denied and turned away.
الذي كذب وتولى
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who denies and turns away.
But the righteous one will avoid it -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
And he is going to be satisfied.
ولسوف يرضى
Walasawfa yarda
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).