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بِسْمِ اللّٰهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِیْمِ
Allah's Name to commence with, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
In the name of Allah, the Infinitely Gracious, the Most Merciful.
وَ الَّیْلِ اِذَا یَغْشٰى(1)
By the oath of the night, when it covers (the light).
By the night when it covers.
وَ النَّهَارِ اِذَا تَجَلّٰى(2)
And by the day, when it brightens.
And by the day when it shines.
وَ مَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَ الْاُنْثٰۤى(3)
And by the One Who created male and female.
And by the One Who created the male and the female.
اِنَّ سَعْیَكُمْ لَشَتّٰىﭤ(4)
Indeed, your efforts differ (in aims and purposes).
Certainly, your endeavour is of different types.
فَاَمَّا مَنْ اَعْطٰى وَ اتَّقٰى(5)
So, the one who gave (in the path of Allah) and practised piety.
So as for he who is charitable, godly,
وَ صَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنٰى(6)
And believed the best thing (i.e. Islam) to be true.
and affirmed the best way (Islam);
فَسَنُیَسِّرُهٗ لِلْیُسْرٰىﭤ(7)
So, very soon We will provide him with ease.
so soon We shall grant him ease.
وَ اَمَّا مَنْۢ بَخِلَ وَ اسْتَغْنٰى(8)
And the one who was miserly and became careless (of the Hereafter).
And as for the one who was miserly, unconcerned,
وَ كَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنٰى(9)
And belied the best thing (i.e. Islam).
and denied the best way;
فَسَنُیَسِّرُهٗ لِلْعُسْرٰىﭤ(10)
So, very soon We will subject him to the hardship (of Hell).
soon We shall give him hardship.
وَ مَا یُغْنِیْ عَنْهُ مَالُهٗۤ اِذَا تَرَدّٰىﭤ(11)
His wealth will not benefit him when he will fall into destruction.
And his wealth will not avail him when he falls into destruction (Hell).
اِنَّ عَلَیْنَا لَلْهُدٰى(12)
Indeed, guiding is Our responsibility.
Indeed, to grant guidance is for Us.