وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١
Naapa kwa usiku unapo funika!
By the night when it covers
Maana: "Usiku"
وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ ١
Naapa kwa usiku unapo funika!
By the night when it covers
وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ ٢
Na mchana unapo dhihiri!
And [by] the day when it appears
وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ ٣
Na kwa Aliye umba dume na jike!
And [by] He who created the male and female,
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ ٤
Hakika juhudi zenu bila ya shaka ni mbali mbali.
Indeed, your efforts are diverse.
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ ٥
Ama mwenye kutoa na akamchamngu,
As for he who gives and fears Allah
وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٦
Na akaliwafiki lilio jema,
And believes in the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ ٧
Tutamsahilishia yawe mepesi.
We will ease him toward ease.
وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ ٨
Na ama mwenye kufanya ubakhili, na asiwe na haja ya wenzake,
But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need
وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ٩
Na akakanusha lilio jema,
And denies the best [reward],
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ ١٠
Tutamsahilishia yawe mazito!
We will ease him toward difficulty.
وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ ١١
Na mali yake yatamfaa nini atapo kuwa anadidimia?
And what will his wealth avail him when he falls?
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ ١٢
Hakika ni juu yetu kuonyesha uwongofu.
Indeed, [incumbent] upon Us is guidance.
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْءَاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ ١٣
Na hakika ni yetu Sisi Akhera na dunia.
And indeed, to Us belongs the Hereafter and the first [life].
فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًۭا تَلَظَّىٰ ١٤
Basi nakuonyeni na Moto unao waka!
So I have warned you of a Fire which is blazing.
لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ١٥
Hatauingia ila mwovu kabisa!
None will [enter to] burn therein except the most wretched one.
ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ ١٦
Anaye kadhibisha na kupa mgongo.
Who had denied and turned away.
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ١٧
Na mchamngu ataepushwa nao,
But the righteous one will avoid it -
ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ ١٨
Ambaye hutoa mali yake kwa ajili ya kujitakasa.
[He] who gives [from] his wealth to purify himself
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍۢ تُجْزَىٰٓ ١٩
Na wala si kwa kuwa yupo yeyote aliye mfanyia hisani ndio anamlipa.
And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded
إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ ٢٠
Ila ni kutaka radhi ya Mola wake Mlezi aliye juu kabisa.
But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High.
وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ ٢١
Naye atakuja ridhika!
And he is going to be satisfied.