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 Consider the creation of the male and the female! 3 surely your strivings are divergent. 4 Then as for him who giveths and feareth Him. 5 and confirms the reward most fair, 6 We shall ease the way of fortune for him. 7 But as for him who is a miser, and self-sufficient, 8 And gives the lie to the best,- 9 For him We shall ease the way of adversity, 10 And what will his wealth benefit him when he goes down (in destruction). 11 It is indeed for Us to show the way, 12 And lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former. 13 Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell); 14 None shall roast therein but the most wretched, 15 The one who denied and turned away. 16 But save him who fears 17 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, 18 not as payment for favours received, 19 but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High. 20 And he shall soon be well-pleased. 21