وَٱلَّيْلِ By the night إِذَا when يَغْشَىٰ it covers ١
By the night when it covers
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ And the day إِذَا when تَجَلَّىٰ it shines in brightness ٢
And [by] the day when it appears
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وَمَا And He Who خَلَقَ created ٱلذَّكَرَ the male وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ and the female ٣
And [by] He who created the male and female,
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إِنَّ Indeed سَعْيَكُمْ your efforts لَشَتَّىٰ (are) surely diverse ٤
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
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فَأَمَّا Then as for مَنْ (him) who أَعْطَىٰ gives وَٱتَّقَىٰ and fears ٥
As for he who gives and fears Allāh
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وَصَدَّقَ And believes بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ in the best ٦
And believes in the best [reward],
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ Then We will ease him لِلْيُسْرَىٰ towards [the] ease ٧
We will ease him toward ease.
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وَأَمَّا But as for مَنۢ (him) who بَخِلَ withholds وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ and considers himself free from need ٨
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
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وَكَذَّبَ And denies بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ the best ٩
And denies the best [reward],
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فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ Then We will ease him لِلْعُسْرَىٰ towards [the] difficulty ١٠
We will ease him toward difficulty.
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وَمَا And not يُغْنِى will avail عَنْهُ him مَالُهُۥٓ his wealth إِذَا when تَرَدَّىٰٓ he falls ١١
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
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إِنَّ Indeed عَلَيْنَا upon Us لَلْهُدَىٰ (is) the guidance ١٢
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
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وَإِنَّ And indeed لَنَا for Us لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ (is) the Hereafter وَٱلْأُولَىٰ and the first (life) ١٣
And indeed, to us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
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فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ So I warn you نَارًۭا (of) a Fire تَلَظَّىٰ blazing ١٤
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
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لَا Not يَصْلَىٰهَآ will burn (in) it إِلَّا except ٱلْأَشْقَى the most wretched ١٥
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one
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ٱلَّذِى The one who كَذَّبَ denied وَتَوَلَّىٰ and turned away ١٦
Who had denied and turned away.
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وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا But will be removed from it ٱلْأَتْقَى the righteous ١٧
But the righteous one will avoid it
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ٱلَّذِى The one who يُؤْتِى gives مَالَهُۥ his wealth يَتَزَكَّىٰ (to) purify himself ١٨
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
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وَمَا And not لِأَحَدٍ for anyone عِندَهُۥ with him مِن any نِّعْمَةٍۢ favor تُجْزَىٰٓ to be recompensed ١٩
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
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إِلَّا Except ٱبْتِغَآءَ seeking وَجْهِ (the) Countenance رَبِّهِ (of) his Lord ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ the Most High ٢٠
But only seeking the face [i.e., acceptance] of his Lord, Most High.
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