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.
Waallayli itha yaghsha
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
And [by] the day when it appears
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
والنهار إذا تجلى
And [by] He who created the male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
إن سعيكم لشتى
As for he who gives and fears Allah
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
فأما من أعطى واتقى
And believes in the best [reward],
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
وصدق بالحسنى
We will ease him toward ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
فسنيسره لليسرى
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And denies the best [reward],
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
وكذب بالحسنى
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
فسنيسره للعسرى
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
إن علينا للهدى
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Who had denied and turned away.
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
الذي كذب وتولى
But the righteous one will avoid it -
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
وسيجنبها الأتقى
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
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,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
And he is going to be satisfied.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda
ولسوف يرضى