The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness, 1 And the day when it shines in all its glory, 2 and That which created the male and the female, 3 Indeed, your efforts are diverse. 4 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 And accepts the best, 6 We will ease him toward ease. 7 But as for one who is miserly and unheeding, 8 And gives the lie to Al-Husna (see Verse No: 6 footnote); 9 We will make smooth for him the path for evil; 10 When he falls (into Hell), his wealth will not help him. 11 Surely, it is for Us to provide guidance -- 12 and to Us belong the Next Life and the present. 13 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; 14 none shall enter it but the most wicked, 15 who denied [the truth], and turned away. 16 But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it, 17 one who gives his wealth to become purified, 18 and confers no favor upon anyone for recompense 19 He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme. 20 He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise). 21