بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ﴿1﴾
Ahmed Ali
I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over,
Ahmed Raza Khan
By oath of the night when it covers
Arberry
By the night enshrouding
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ﴿2﴾
Ahmed Ali
And the day when it shines in all its glory,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And by oath of the day when it shines
Arberry
and the day in splendour
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ﴿3﴾
Ahmed Ali
And Him who created the male and female,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And by oath of the One Who created the male and the female.
Arberry
and That which created the male and the female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ﴿4﴾
Ahmed Ali
That your endeavour is for different ends.
Ahmed Raza Khan
Indeed your efforts differ.
Arberry
surely your striving is to diverse ends.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ﴿5﴾
Ahmed Ali
Yet he who gives to others and has fear,
Ahmed Raza Khan
So for one who gave and practised piety
Arberry
As for him who gives and is godfearing
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿6﴾
Ahmed Ali
And affirms goodness,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And believed the best matter to be true
Arberry
and confirms the reward most fair,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ﴿7﴾
Ahmed Ali
We shall ease the way of fortune for him.
Ahmed Raza Khan
So We will very soon provide him ease.
Arberry
We shall surely ease him to the Easing.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ﴿8﴾
Ahmed Ali
But he who does not give and is unconcerned,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree,
Arberry
But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient,
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ﴿9﴾
Ahmed Ali
And rejects goodness,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And denied the best matter,
Arberry
and cries lies to the reward most fair,
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ﴿10﴾
Ahmed Ali
For him We shall ease the way of adversity,
Ahmed Raza Khan
So We will very soon provide him hardship.
Arberry
We shall surely ease him to the Hardship;
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ﴿11﴾
Ahmed Ali
And his riches will not avail him when he falls headlong (into the Abyss).
Ahmed Raza Khan
His wealth will not avail him when he falls into ruin.
Arberry
his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ﴿12﴾
Ahmed Ali
It is indeed for Us to show the way,
Ahmed Raza Khan
Indeed guiding is upon Us.
Arberry
Surely upon Us rests the guidance,
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ﴿13﴾
Ahmed Ali
And to Us belong the End and the Beginning.
Ahmed Raza Khan
And indeed the Hereafter and this world both belong to Us.
Arberry
and to Us belong the Last and the First.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ﴿14﴾
Ahmed Ali
So, I warn you of the blazing Fire.
Ahmed Raza Khan
I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze.
Arberry
Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames,
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ﴿15﴾
Ahmed Ali
No one will burn in it but the most wretched,
Ahmed Raza Khan
None except the most wicked will enter it.
Arberry
whereat none but the most wretched shall be roasted,
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ﴿16﴾
Ahmed Ali
Who denied (the truth) and turned away.
Ahmed Raza Khan
The one who denied and turned away.
Arberry
even he who cried lies, and turned away;
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ﴿17﴾
Ahmed Ali
But save him who fears
Ahmed Raza Khan
He will be far away from the most pious. (The first Caliph S. Abu Bakr Siddiq)
Arberry
and from which the most godfearing shall be removed,
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ﴿18﴾
Ahmed Ali
And gives of his wealth that he may grow in virtue,
Ahmed Raza Khan
Who gives his wealth in order to be pure.
Arberry
even he who gives his wealth. to purify himself
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ﴿19﴾
Ahmed Ali
And is under no one's obligation to return his favour,
Ahmed Raza Khan
And no one has done a favour to him, for which he should be compensated.
Arberry
and confers no favour on any man for recompense,
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ﴿20﴾
Ahmed Ali
Other than seeking the glory of his Lord, most high,
Ahmed Raza Khan
He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme.
Arberry
only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High;
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ﴿21﴾
Ahmed Ali
Will surely be gratified.
Ahmed Raza Khan
And indeed, soon he will be very pleased.
Arberry
and he shall surely be satisfied.