The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the night as it envelops; 1 And [by] the day when it appears 2 And by oath of the One Who created the male and the female. 3 surely your strivings are divergent. 4 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 And accepts the best, 6 We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. 7 And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah), 8 And denied the best matter, 9 Unto him therefore We shall Indeed make easy the path to hardship. 10 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls? 11 Surely, it is for Us to provide guidance -- 12 and to Us belong the Next Life and the present. 13 I have warned you about the fierce blazing fire 14 None shall enter it save the most wretched, 15 He who denieth and turneth away. 16 and from which the most godfearing shall be removed, 17 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, 18 And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, 19 seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High, 20 and he shall surely be satisfied. 21