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بِسۡمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحۡمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيْمِ

Ruku 1 of 1 · 21 Ayahs

The Diversity of Human Striving 1–4

وَٱلَّيۡلِوَالَّيْلِBy the night
إِذَااِذَاwhen
يَغۡشَىٰيَغْشٰيit covers

By the night when it covers

وَٱلنَّهَارِوَالنَّهَارِAnd the day
إِذَااِذَاwhen
تَجَلَّىٰتَجَلّٰيit shines in brightness

And [by] the day when it appears

وَمَاAnd He Who
خَلَقَcreated
ٱلذَّكَرَالذَّكَرَthe male
وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰٓوَالْاُنْثٰٓيand the female

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

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
سَعۡيَكُمۡسَعْيَكُمْyour efforts
لَشَتَّىٰلَشَتّٰي(are) surely diverse

Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

1 By the night when it covers 2 And [by] the day when it appears 3 And [by] He who created the male and female, 4 Indeed, your efforts are diverse.

The Generous and the Miser 5–11

فَأَمَّافَاَمَّاThen as for
مَنۡمَنْ(him) who
أَعۡطَىٰاَعْطٰيgives
وَٱتَّقَىٰوَاتَّقٰيand fears

As for he who gives and fears Allāh

وَصَدَّقَAnd believes
بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰبِالْحُسْنٰيin the best

And believes in the best [reward].

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥفَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗThen We will ease him
لِلۡيُسۡرَىٰلِلْيُسْرٰيtowards [the] ease

We will ease him toward ease.

وَأَمَّاوَاَمَّاBut as for
مَنۢمَنْۢ(him) who
بَخِلَwithholds
وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰوَاسْتَغْنٰيand considers himself free from need

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

وَكَذَّبَAnd denies
بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰبِالْحُسْنٰيthe best

And denies the best [reward],

فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥفَسَنُيَسِّرُهٗThen We will ease him
لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰلِلْعُسْرٰيtowards [the] difficulty

We will ease him toward difficulty.

وَمَاAnd not
يُغۡنِييُغْنِيْwill avail
عَنۡهُعَنْهُhim
مَالُهُۥٓمَالُهٗٓhis wealth
إِذَااِذَاwhen
تَرَدَّىٰٓتَرَدّٰيhe falls

And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

5 As for he who gives and fears Allāh 6 And believes in the best [reward]. 7 We will ease him toward ease. 8 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need 9 And denies the best [reward], 10 We will ease him toward difficulty. 11 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?

Guidance and the Warning of Fire 12–16

إِنَّاِنَّIndeed
عَلَيۡنَاعَلَيْنَاupon Us
لَلۡهُدَىٰلَلْهُدٰي(is) the guidance

Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.

وَإِنَّوَاِنَّAnd indeed
لَنَاfor Us
لَلۡأٓخِرَةَلَلْاٰخِرَةَ(is) the Hereafter
وَٱلۡأُولَىٰوَالْاُوْلٰيand the first (life)

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

فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡفَاَنْذَرْتُكُمْSo I warn you
نَارٗانَارًا(of) a Fire
تَلَظَّىٰتَلَظّٰيblazing

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

لَاNot
يَصۡلَىٰهَآيَصْلٰىهَا͏ٓwill burn (in) it
إِلَّااِلَّاexcept
ٱلۡأَشۡقَىالْاَشْقَيthe most wretched

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

ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْThe one who
كَذَّبَdenied
وَتَوَلَّىٰوَتَوَلّٰيand turned away

Who had denied and turned away.

12 Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance. 13 And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life]. 14 So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing. 15 None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one 16 Who had denied and turned away.

Giving for Allah's Pleasure 17–21

وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَاBut will be removed from it
ٱلۡأَتۡقَىالْاَتْقَيthe righteous

But the righteous one will avoid it –

ٱلَّذِيالَّذِيْThe one who
يُؤۡتِييُو͏ٔ͏ْتِيْgives
مَالَهُۥمَالَهٗhis wealth
يَتَزَكَّىٰيَتَزَكّٰي(to) purify himself

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

وَمَاAnd not
لِأَحَدٍلِاَحَدٍfor anyone
عِندَهُۥعِنْدَهٗwith him
مِنمِنْany
نِّعۡمَةٖنِّعْمَةٍfavor
تُجۡزَىٰٓتُجْزٰٓيto be recompensed

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

إِلَّااِلَّاExcept
ٱبۡتِغَآءَابْتِغَا࢜ءَseeking
وَجۡهِوَجْهِ(the) Countenance
رَبِّهِ(of) his Lord
ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰالْاَعْلٰيthe Most High

But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.

وَلَسَوۡفَوَلَسَوْفَAnd soon, surely
يَرۡضَىٰيَرْضٰيhe will be pleased

And he is going to be satisfied.

17 But the righteous one will avoid it – 18 [He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself 19 And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded – 20 But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High. 21 And he is going to be satisfied.