The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of God, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
By the night when it enshrouds, 1 And by oath of the day when it shines 2 By Him Who hath created the male and the female, 3 surely your striving is to diverse ends. 4 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 And believes in Al-Husna. 6 So We will very soon provide him ease. 7 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need 8 And denies the best [reward], 9 We shall facilitate for him the way to Hardship, 10 When he falls (into Hell), his wealth will not help him. 11 Verify on us is the guidance 12 And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world). 13 I have now warned you of a Blazing Fire, 14 None shall enter it save the most wretched, 15 who have rejected the (Truth) and have turned away from it. 16 But the righteous one will avoid it - 17 Those who spend their wealth for increase in self-purification, 18 They do not expect any reward 19 He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme. 20 and before long he will be well satisfied. 21