بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over,
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
And the day when it shines in all its glory,
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ
And Him who created the male and female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
That your endeavour is for different ends.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Yet he who gives to others and has fear,
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And affirms goodness,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
We shall ease the way of fortune for him.
وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
But he who does not give and is unconcerned,
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
And rejects goodness,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
For him We shall ease the way of adversity,
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
And his riches will not avail him when he falls headlong (into the Abyss).
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
It is indeed for Us to show the way,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
And to Us belong the End and the Beginning.
فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
So, I warn you of the blazing Fire.
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
No one will burn in it but the most wretched,
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Who denied (the truth) and turned away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
But save him who fears
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
And gives of his wealth that he may grow in virtue,
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
And is under no one's obligation to return his favour,
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Other than seeking the glory of his Lord, most high,
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Will surely be gratified.