The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By oath of the night when it covers 1 And the day when it shines in all its glory, 2 By Him Who hath created the male and the female, 3 O men, you truly strive towards the most diverse ends! 4 We shall facilitate the path to bliss 5 And believed the best matter to be true 6 We shall surely ease him to the Path of Easing; 7 But he who does not give and is unconcerned, 8 and rejects what is right, 9 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Misery; 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide, 12 And indeed the Hereafter and this world both belong to Us. 13 I have now warned you of a Blazing Fire, 14 none shall enter it but the most wicked, 15 who belied and turned away, 16 And avoid it shall the most pious, 17 one who gives his wealth to become purified, 18 And none hath with him any favour for reward, 19 except the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High 20 and the reward (of their Lord) will certainly make them happy. 21