The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of God, The Most Gracious, The Dispenser of Grace
By the night when it envelopeth, 1 And [by] the day when it appears 2 By Him Who hath created the male and the female, 3 Indeed your efforts differ. 4 So for one who gave and practised piety 5 and believes in the truth of what is right, 6 We shall ease the way of fortune for him. 7 And as for him who is niggardly and considers himself free from need (of Allah), 8 and rejects what is right, 9 Unto him therefore We shall Indeed make easy the path to hardship. 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 Verify on us is the guidance 12 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former. 13 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames: 14 whereat none but the most wretched shall be roasted, 15 who belied and turned away, 16 And avoid it shall the most pious, 17 the Godfearing who spends his wealth to purify himself; 18 not as payment for favours received, 19 But only seeking the countenance of his Lord, Most High. 20 and such, indeed, shall in time be well-pleased. 21