Surah Lail, Chapter 92
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Verses 1 – 21
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ {1}
1. I swear by the night night (Khalifa II) when it overpowered (Divine Light Ali).
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ {2}
2. When the day1 shall light up.2
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ {3}
3. And I swear by Ali and Fatima (peace be upon them).
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ {4}
4. Verily your attempts are varying.3
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ {5}
5. So to him who discharged4 and adopted piety.
وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ {6}
6. And verified promises held out by Divine Lights.
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ {7}
7. Shall We befit easily5?
وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ {8}
8. Whereas him who was greedy and indifferent.
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ {9}
9. And who falsified (Divine promises held out by Divine Lights).
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ {10}
10. Shall We implicate in difficulties.6
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ {11}
11. Whereby after his death, his property will be of no avail to him.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ {12}
12. Verily on Us is the onus of guidance.
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ {13}
13. And both the future and present states are Ours.
فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ {14}
14. So I warned you against the flaming fire.
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى {15}
15. Wherein shall enter none but the unfortunate ringleaders.7
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ {16}
16. And turned away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى {17}
17. And shortly shall the virtuous be saved therefrom.
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ {18}
18. Who spent his property inthe name of God and purified himself.
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ {19}
19. And no obligation of any rests on Him, so he may be rewared on that account.
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ {20}
20. But merely to win Divine Will of the Lord Almighty.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ {21}
21. Who may ultimately payhim so much that he shall be pleased therewith.
- 1. i.e. 12th Divine Light
- 2. Rise up to avenge the culprits, as te address is tot he Prophet regarding his immaculate family, none else can appreciate the real meanings from allegorical Divine utterances.
- 3. Some for present and others for Future State.
- 4. His duties to God and true faith in Future State.
- 5. to comply with Divine Commands
- 6. Rendering discharge of duties difficult.
- 7. Who falsified the Prophet regarding Ali’s nomination at Ghadeer al-Khum which was at Divine instance.