Chapter 92, 21 verses
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
By the night when it covers
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم والليل إذا يغشى
By the Day as it appears in glory;
And [by] the day when it appears
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
والنهار إذا تجلى
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female; -
And [by] He who created the male and female,
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ
وما خلق الذكر والأنثى
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
إن سعيكم لشتى
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
As for he who gives and fears Allah
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
فأما من أعطى واتقى
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best, -
And believes in the best [reward],
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
وصدق بالحسنى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
We will ease him toward ease.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
فسنيسره لليسرى
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self - sufficient,
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
وأما من بخل واستغنى
And gives the lie to the best, -
And denies the best [reward],
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
وكذب بالحسنى
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
We will ease him toward difficulty.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
فسنيسره للعسرى
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
وما يغني عنه ماله إذا تردى
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
إن علينا للهدى
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
وإن لنا للآخرة والأولى
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
فأنذرتكم نارا تلظى
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
لا يصلاها إلا الأشقى
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
Who had denied and turned away.
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
الذي كذب وتولى
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it, -
But the righteous one will avoid it -
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
وسيجنبها الأتقى
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self - purification,
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
وما لأحد عنده من نعمة تجزى
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
إلا ابتغاء وجه ربه الأعلى
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.
And he is going to be satisfied.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
ولسوف يرضى