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
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
And [by] the day when it appears
By the day as it appears in brightness.
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
By the Day as it appears in glory;
And [by] He who created the male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
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
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
And believes in the best [reward],
And believes in Al-Husna.
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
We will ease him toward ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
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
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
And denies the best [reward],
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And gives the lie to the best, -
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
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
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
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
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
Who had denied and turned away.
Who denies and turns away.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
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
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
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
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
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
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
And he is going to be satisfied.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).
Walasawfa yarda
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.