The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness, 1 By the Day as it appears in glory; 2 And by Him Who created male and female; 3 surely your strivings are divergent. 4 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 And testifieth to the Good, 6 We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. 7 As for him who was a miser and behaved with aversion (to Allah), 8 and calls the ultimate good a lie 9 for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship: 10 his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes. 11 Surely upon Us rests the guidance, 12 and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]: 13 I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze. 14 in which no one will suffer forever except the wicked ones 15 Who denies and turns away. 16 The pious ones will be safe from this fire 17 Who gives his wealth in order to be pure. 18 And no one has with him any boon for which he should be rewarded, 19 seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High, 20 and the reward (of their Lord) will certainly make them happy. 21