Guided Verse Recitation

بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
#1
وَاللَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ
Wallaili izaa yaghshaa
By the Night as it conceals (the light);
#2
وَالنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ
Wannahaari izaa tajalla
By the Day as it appears in glory;
#3
وَمَا خَلَقَ الذَّكَرَ وَالْأُنْثَىٰ
Wa maa khalaqaz zakara wal unthaa
By (the mystery of) the creation of male and female;-
#4
إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ
Inna sa'yakum lashattaa
Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse.
#5
فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَاتَّقَىٰ
Fa ammaa man a'taa wattaqaa
So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah),
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وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa saddaqa bil husnaa
And (in all sincerity) testifies to the best,-
#7
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ
Fasanu yassiruhoo lilyusraa
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss.
#8
وَأَمَّا مَنْ بَخِلَ وَاسْتَغْنَىٰ
Wa ammaa man bakhila wastaghnaa
But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient,
#9
وَكَذَّبَ بِالْحُسْنَىٰ
Wa kazzaba bil husnaa
And gives the lie to the best,-
#10
فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ
Fasanu yassiruhoo lil'usraa
We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery;
#11
وَمَا يُغْنِي عَنْهُ مَالُهُ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰ
Wa maa yughnee 'anhu maaluhooo izaa taraddaa
Nor will his wealth profit him when he falls headlong (into the Pit).
#12
إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ
Inna 'alainaa lal hudaa
Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide,
#13
وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْآخِرَةَ وَالْأُولَىٰ
Wa inna lanaa lal Aakhirata wal oolaa
And verily unto Us (belong) the End and the Beginning.
#14
فَأَنْذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ
Fa anzartukum naaran talazzaa
Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely;
#15
لَا يَصْلَاهَا إِلَّا الْأَشْقَى
Laa yaslaahaaa illal ashqaa
None shall reach it but those most unfortunate ones
#16
الَّذِي كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ
Allazee kazzaba wa tawallaa
Who give the lie to Truth and turn their backs.
#17
وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا الْأَتْقَى
Wa sa yujannnabuhal atqaa
But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,-
#18
الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ
Allazee yu'tee maalahoo yatazakkaa
Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification,
#19
وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِنْدَهُ مِنْ نِعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰ
Wa maa li ahadin 'indahoo min ni'matin tujzaaa
And have in their minds no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return,
#20
إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ الْأَعْلَىٰ
Illab tighaaa'a wajhi rabbihil a 'laa
But only the desire to seek for the Countenance of their Lord Most High;
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وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ
Wa lasawfa yardaa
And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction.