The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the night as it envelops; 1 And the day when it shines in all its glory, 2 And the creating of the male and the female, 3 Verily your endeavour is diverse. 4 So for one who gave and practised piety 5 And affirms goodness, 6 We shall surely ease him to the Path of Easing; 7 As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah), 8 And denies the best [reward], 9 We shall facilitate for him the way to Hardship, 10 His riches will not save him when he perisheth. 11 Lo! Ours it is (to give) the guidance 12 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former. 13 and so I warn you of the raging fire 14 No one will burn in it but the most wretched, 15 Who denies and turns away. 16 And Al-Muttaqun (the pious and righteous - see V. 2:2) will be far removed from it (Hell). 17 who spend for the cause of God and purify themselves. 18 And is under no one's obligation to return his favour, 19 only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High; 20 And he is going to be satisfied. 21