Surah 92. Al-Lail — The Night

By the Night as it conceals (the light);

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

By the Day as it appears in glory;

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

And gives the lie to the best,-

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ