The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night as it envelops; 1 And by the day as it appears in brightness; 2 And Him Who hath created male and female, 3 That your endeavour is for different ends. 4 We shall facilitate the path to bliss 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 calls the ultimate good a lie 9 We will make smooth for him the path for evil; 10 his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes. 11 BEHOLD, it is indeed for Us to grace [you] with guidance; 12 And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world). 13 I have warned you then about a raging Fire: 14 None shall enter it save the most wretched, 15 who belied and turned away, 16 One who fears God shall be kept away from it -- 17 he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity 18 And who hath no favour from anyone to recompense. 19 But only seeking the Countenance of his Lord the Most High. 20 And he shall soon be well-pleased. 21