وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ (1)
By the night as it envelops |
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ (2)
And by the day as it appears in brightness |
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنثَىٰ (3)
And by Him Who created male and female |
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ (4)
Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse (different in aims and purposes) |
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ (5)
As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him |
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ (6)
And believes in Al-Husna |
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ (7)
We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness) |
وَأَمَّا مَن بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ (8)
But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient |
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ (9)
And gives the lie to Al-Husna (see Verse No: 6 footnote) |
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ (10)
We will make smooth for him the path for evil |
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ (11)
And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction) |
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ (12)
Truly! Ours it is (to give) guidance |
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ (13)
And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world) |
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ (14)
Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell) |
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى (15)
None shall enter it save the most wretched |
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ (16)
Who denies and turns away |
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى (17)
And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous - see V. 2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell) |
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ (18)
He who spends his wealth for increase in self-purification |
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ (19)
And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return |
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ (20)
Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High |
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ (21)
He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise) |
