The Night

بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

Transliteration: Wallaili izaa yaghshaa

By the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

Transliteration: Wannahaari izaa tajalla

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa

And [by] He who created the male and female,

إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

Transliteration: Inna sa'yakum lashattaa

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

Transliteration: Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa

As for he who gives and fears Allah

وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Transliteration: Wa saddaqa bil husnaa

And believes in the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration: Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

Transliteration: Wa ammaa mam bakhila wastaghnaa

But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need

وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

Transliteration: Wa kazzaba bil husnaa

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

Transliteration: Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

Transliteration: Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

Transliteration: Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

Transliteration: Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa

And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].

فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ

Transliteration: Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa

So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.

لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

Transliteration: Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa

None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.

ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ

Transliteration: Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa

Who had denied and turned away.

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

Transliteration: Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa

But the righteous one will avoid it -

ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

Transliteration: Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa

[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself

وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ

Transliteration: Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa

And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded

إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

Transliteration: Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa

But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

Transliteration: Wa lasawfa yardaa

And he is going to be satisfied.