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.
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
And [by] the day when it appears
By the day as it appears in brightness.
And the day resplendent
And [by] He who created the male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
As for he who gives and fears Allah
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
And believes in the best [reward],
And believes in Al-Husna.
And believeth in goodness;
We will ease him toward ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
And denies the best [reward],
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
And disbelieveth in goodness;
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Who had denied and turned away.
Who denies and turns away.
He who denieth and turneth away.
But the righteous one will avoid it -
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Far removed from it will be the righteous
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
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,
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
And he is going to be satisfied.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
He verily will be content.