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