The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful
I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over, 1 And by the day as it appears in brightness; 2 And Him who created the male and female, 3 you strive in various ways. 4 So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah), 5 And believes in Al-Husna. 6 observe piety, and believe in receiving rewards from God. 7 But as for one who is miserly and unheeding, 8 And rejects the best, 9 for him shall We make easy the path towards hardship: 10 And his substance will avail him not when he perisheth. 11 Surely Ours is it to show the way, 12 and to Us belong the hereafter and the worldly life. 13 I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze. 14 in which none shall be roasted except the most wretched sinner, 15 Who denied (the truth) and turned away. 16 But those most devoted to Allah shall be removed far from it,- 17 Who giveth away his substance that he may be cleansed, 18 And who hath no favour from anyone to recompense. 19 but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High. 20 He surely will be pleased (when he will enter Paradise). 21