Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful. By the night enshrouding
By the Day as it appears in glory;
والنهار إذا تجلى
And the day when it shines in brightness,
And the day resplendent
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
And the creating of the male and the female,
And Him Who hath created male and female,
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
إن سعيكم لشتى
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends).
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
فأما من أعطى واتقى
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
وصدق بالحسنى
And accepts the best,
And believeth in goodness;
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease.
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent,
And gives the lie to the best, -
وكذب بالحسنى
And rejects the best,
And disbelieveth in goodness;
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity.
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
His riches will not save him when he perisheth.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
إن علينا للهدى
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former.
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
Which only the most wretched must endure,
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
الذي كذب وتولى
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
He who denieth and turneth away.
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
وسيجنبها الأتقى
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
Far removed from it will be the righteous
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness).
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
And none hath with him any favour for reward,
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
ولسوف يرضى
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
He verily will be content.