وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Wallayli itha yaghsha
By the enshrouding night,
Translation
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Wannahari itha tajalla
by the radiant day,
Translation
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Wama khalaqa aththakarawal-ontha
by His creation of male and female!
Translation
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
The ways you take differ greatly.
Translation
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Faamma man aAAta wattaqa
There is the one who gives, who is mindful of God,
Translation
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wasaddaqa bilhusna
who testifies to goodness––
Translation
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
We shall smooth his way towards ease.
Translation
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Waamma man bakhila wastaghna
There is the one who is miserly, who is self-satisfied,
Translation
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wakaththaba bilhusna
who denies goodness––
Translation
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
We shall smooth his way towards hardship
Translation
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu ithataradda
and his wealth will not help him as he falls.
Translation
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Our part is to provide guidance––
Translation
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Wa-inna lana lal-akhirata wal-oola
this world and the next belong to Us––
Translation
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
so I warn you about the raging Fire,
Translation
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
La yaslaha illaal-ashqa
in which none but the most wicked one will burn,
Translation
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
who denied [the truth], and turned away.
Translation
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Wasayujannabuha al-atqa
The most pious one will be spared this––
Translation
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Allathee yu/tee malahuyatazakka
who gives his wealth away as self-purification,
Translation
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Wama li-ahadin AAindahu minniAAmatin tujza
not to return a favour to anyone
Translation
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihial-aAAla
but for the sake of his Lord the Most High––
Translation
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Walasawfa yarda
and he will be well pleased.
Translation
Quran data: Quran Foundation.