Al-Lail
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى15
in which none but the most wicked one will burn
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ16
who denied [the truth], and turned away
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى17
The most pious one will be spared this––
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ18
who gives his wealth away as self-purification
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ19
not to return a favour to anyone
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ20
but for the sake of his Lord the Most High––
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ21
and he will be well pleased
Ad-Duha
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
وَالضُّحَىٰ1
By the morning brightness
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا سَجَىٰ2
and by the night when it grows still
مَا وَدَّعَكَ رَبُّكَ وَمَا قَلَىٰ3
your Lord has not forsaken you [Prophet], nor does He hate you
وَلَلْآخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لَكَ مِنَ الْأُولَىٰ4
and the future will be better for you than the past
وَلَسَوْفَ يُعْطِيكَ رَبُّكَ فَتَرْضَىٰ5
your Lord is sure to give you so much that you will be well satisfied
أَلَمْ يَجِدْكَ يَتِيمًا فَآوَىٰ6
Did He not find you an orphan and shelter you
وَوَجَدَكَ ضَالًّا فَهَدَىٰ7
Did He not find you lost and guide you
وَوَجَدَكَ عَائِلًا فَأَغْنَىٰ8
Did He not find you in need and make you self-sufficient
فَأَمَّا الْيَتِيمَ فَلَا تَقْهَرْ9
So do not be harsh with the orphan
وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ10
and do not chide the one who asks for help
وَأَمَّا بِنِعْمَةِ رَبِّكَ فَحَدِّثْ11
talk about the blessings of your Lord
Ash-Sharh
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ1
Did We not relieve your heart for you [Prophet]
وَوَضَعْنَا عَنْكَ وِزْرَكَ2
and remove the burden
الَّذِي أَنْقَضَ ظَهْرَكَ3
that weighed so heavily on your back
وَرَفَعْنَا لَكَ ذِكْرَكَ4
and raise your reputation high
فَإِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا5
So truly where there is hardship there is also ease
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا6
truly where there is hardship there is also ease
فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَانْصَبْ7
The moment you are freed [of one task] work on
وَإِلَىٰ رَبِّكَ فَارْغَبْ8
and turn to your Lord for everything