By the night when it covers
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the night when it covers
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
And [by] the day when it appears
And the day resplendent
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
And [by] He who created the male and female,
And Him Who hath created male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
As for he who gives and fears Allah
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
And believes in the best [reward],
And believeth in goodness;
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
We will ease him toward ease.
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
And denies the best [reward],
And disbelieveth in goodness;
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Which only the most wretched must endure,
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
Who had denied and turned away.
He who denieth and turneth away.
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Far removed from it will be the righteous
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
And he is going to be satisfied.
He verily will be content.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda