Category: Chapters / Surah

By the night, when it covers with darkness;

and by the day, when it spreads its brightness.

By Him who created the male and the female,

surely your efforts are directed towards various ends.

As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him,

And believes in the best [reward],

We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness).

But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient.
Meaning:-
Miser: a stingy.

And denies the best [reward],

We will make smooth for him the path for evil;

And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction).

Surely it is for Us to give guidance,

And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).

Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell);
Meaning:-
Blazing: burn fiercely or brightly.

None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones

who deny the truth and give no heed.

But the pious shall be kept away from it,
Meaning:-
pious: religious, God-fearing.

the one who spends in charity for self-purification,

not seeking any favor from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,

Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High.

Such persons shall soon be well-pleased with Allah.