Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
Waallayli itha yaghsha
By the night when it covers
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. By the night as it envelops.
By the Day as it appears in glory;
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
And [by] the day when it appears
By the day as it appears in brightness.
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
And [by] He who created the male and female,
By Him Who created male and female.
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes);
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
As for he who gives and fears Allah
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And believes in the best [reward],
And believes in Al-Husna.
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We will ease him toward ease.
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
And gives the lie to the best, -
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And denies the best [reward],
And belies Al-Husna (See the footnote of the Verse No.6)
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We will ease him toward difficulty.
We will make smooth for him the path for evil.
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?.
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
Truly! On Us is (to give) guidance.
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
Therefore I have warned you of a blazing Fire (Hell).
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
La yaslaha illa alashqa
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
None shall enter it save the most wretched.
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
Who had denied and turned away.
Who denies and turns away.
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
But the righteous one will avoid it -
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious - See V.2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell).
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification,
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
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,
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
Except to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High.
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
Walasawfa yarda
And he is going to be satisfied.
He surely will be pleased (when he enters Paradise).