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