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وَٱلَّیۡلِ إِذَا یَغۡشَىٰ
Waallayli itha yaghsha
By the night enshrouding
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
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وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Waalnnahari itha tajalla
And the day resplendent
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وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلۡأُنثَىٰۤ
Wama khalaqa alththakara waalontha
And Him Who hath created male and female
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إِنَّ سَعۡیَكُمۡ لَشَتَّىٰ
Inna saAAyakum lashatta
Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends)
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فَأَمَّا مَنۡ أَعۡطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ
Faamma man aAAta waittaqa
As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah)
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وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
Wasaddaqa bialhusna
And believeth in goodness
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فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡیُسۡرَىٰ
Fasanuyassiruhu lilyusra
Surely We will ease his way unto the state of ease
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وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسۡتَغۡنَىٰ
Waamma man bakhila waistaghna
But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent
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وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلۡحُسۡنَىٰ
Wakaththaba bialhusna
And disbelieveth in goodness
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فَسَنُیَسِّرُهُۥ لِلۡعُسۡرَىٰ
Fasanuyassiruhu lilAAusra
Surely We will ease his way unto adversity
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وَمَا یُغۡنِی عَنۡهُ مَالُهُۥۤ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰۤ
Wama yughnee AAanhu maluhu itha taradda
His riches will not save him when he perisheth
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إِنَّ عَلَیۡنَا لَلۡهُدَىٰ
Inna AAalayna lalhuda
Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance
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وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلۡءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلۡأُولَىٰ
Wainna lana lalakhirata waaloola
And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former
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فَأَنذَرۡتُكُمۡ نَارࣰا تَلَظَّىٰ
Faanthartukum naran talaththa
Therefor have I warned you of the flaming Fire
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لَا یَصۡلَىٰهَاۤ إِلَّا ٱلۡأَشۡقَى
La yaslaha illa alashqa
Which only the most wretched must endure
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ٱلَّذِی كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Allathee kaththaba watawalla
He who denieth and turneth away
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وَسَیُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلۡأَتۡقَى
Wasayujannabuha alatqa
Far removed from it will be the righteous
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ٱلَّذِی یُؤۡتِی مَالَهُۥ یَتَزَكَّىٰ
Allathee yutee malahu yatazakka
Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness)
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وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعۡمَةࣲ تُجۡزَىٰۤ
Wama liahadin AAindahu min niAAmatin tujza
And none hath with him any favour for reward
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إِلَّا ٱبۡتِغَاۤءَ وَجۡهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلۡأَعۡلَىٰ
Illa ibtighaa wajhi rabbihi alaAAla
Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High
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وَلَسَوۡفَ یَرۡضَىٰ
Walasawfa yarda
He verily will be content