The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night, when it envelops, 1 And by oath of the day when it shines 2 And [by] He who created the male and female, 3 Indeed your efforts differ. 4 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 And believed the best matter to be true 6 We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). 7 But as for him who is niggardly, and thinks that he is self-sufficient, 8 and rejects what is right, 9 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity. 10 And his substance will avail him not when he perisheth. 11 Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way, 12 and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]: 13 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames: 14 No one will burn in it but the most wretched, 15 The one who denied and turned away. 16 The pious ones will be safe from this fire 17 Who gives his wealth in order to be pure. 18 And not [giving] for anyone who has [done him] a favor to be rewarded 19 except the pleasure of their Lord, the Most High 20 And he shall soon be well-pleased. 21