Al-Layl الليل
Toward ease, toward hardship لليسرى وللعسرى
Summary and links in the frieze
In the frieze He sees two paths: giving and guarding oneself lead toward ease, stinginess leads toward hardship.
Read just before, 93 leads here: “You will be satisfied,” the sura promises; the next promises the same to the most guarded, who gives his goods to purify himself. 93
It leads to 91: The most wretched who will burn has a face in the next sura: the most wretched of the Thamud, before the she-camel of God. 91
Closes on “They ask one another”
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ
Kwa jina la Mungu, Mwingi wa Huruma, Mwenye Huruma.
Kwa usiku unapofunika kila kitu! Kwa mchana unapofunuka! Kwa kile kilichoumba dume na jike! Juhudi zenu ni, kwa yakini, zimetawanyika.
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Kuhusu yule anayetunukia, anayejikinga na kusadikisha lile lililo zuri zaidi, Tutamrahisishia njia kuelekea wepesi.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Lakini kuhusu yule aliye bahili, anayejiona tajiri na kuita uongo lile lililo zuri zaidi, Tutamrahisishia njia kuelekea ugumu.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Na mali yake haitamfaa kitu atakapoporomoka.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ
Kwetu, kwa yakini, ndiko ulipo mwongozo, na Kwetu, kwa yakini, ndiko yalipo Maisha ya Mwisho na Maisha ya Kwanza.
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ
Kwa hiyo Mimi nimewaonya kuhusu moto unaowaka, ambamo hataungua ila mnyonge zaidi, yule aliyeita uongo na akageuka mgongo.
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Na atawekwa mbali nao yule aliyejikinga zaidi, yule anayetoa mali yake ili kujisafisha,
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
na hakuna aliye na kwake neema ya kulipwa, isipokuwa kwa kutafuta mwelekeo wa Mlezi wake Aliye Juu Kabisa.
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ
Na hakika ataridhishwa hivi karibuni.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ