The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the night when it enshrouds, 1 And by oath of the day when it shines 2 and by Him Who created the male and the female: 3 Verily your endeavour is diverse. 4 So for one who gave and practised piety 5 and believes in the truth of what is right, 6 We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. 7 And as for him who stinteth and is heedless, 8 And disbelieveth in goodness; 9 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity. 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 It is indeed for Us to show the way, 12 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former. 13 Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell); 14 Which only the most wretched must endure, 15 who have rejected the (Truth) and have turned away from it. 16 But the God-fearing shall be kept away from it, 17 he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity 18 not as payment for any favours that he received, 19 Other than seeking the glory of his Lord, most high, 20 And he is going to be satisfied. 21