بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
I swear by the night when it draws a veil,
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
And the day when it shines in brightness,
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
And the creating of the male and the female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends).
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil),
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
And accepts the best,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
We will facilitate for him the easy end.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ
Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa
And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah),
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
And rejects the best,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
We will facilitate for him the difficult end.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
And his wealth will not avail him when he perishes.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
Surely Ours is it to show the way,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames:
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
None shall enter it but the most unhappy,
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
And away from it shall be kept the one who guards most (against evil),
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
Who gives away his wealth, purifying himself
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded,
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Wa lasawfa yardaa
And he shall soon be well-pleased.
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