Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the night when it covers
Waallayli itha yaghsha
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
And [by] the day when it appears
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
By the day as it appears in brightness.
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
By Him Who created male and female.
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
As for he who gives and fears Allah
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
And believes in the best [reward],
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And believes in Al-Husna.
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will ease him toward ease.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
And denies the best [reward],
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Who had denied and turned away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who denies and turns away.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
And who has (in mind) no favour from anyone to be paid back,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
And he is going to be satisfied.
Walasawfa yarda
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ