Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the night when it covers
By the Day as it appears in glory;
And the day when it shines in brightness,
والنهار إذا تجلى
And [by] the day when it appears
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
And the creating of the male and the female,
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
And [by] He who created the male and female,
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
إن سعيكم لشتى
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
فأما من أعطى واتقى
As for he who gives and fears Allah
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
And accepts the best,
وصدق بالحسنى
And believes in the best [reward],
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
فسنيسره لليسرى
We will ease him toward ease.
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
وأما من بخل واستغنى
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
And gives the lie to the best, -
And rejects the best,
وكذب بالحسنى
And denies the best [reward],
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
فسنيسره للعسرى
We will ease him toward difficulty.
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
إن علينا للهدى
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
الذي كذب وتولى
Who had denied and turned away.
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
وسيجنبها الأتقى
But the righteous one will avoid it -
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
And he shall soon be well - pleased.
ولسوف يرضى
And he is going to be satisfied.