The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the night as it envelops; 1 By the Day as it appears in glory; 2 And [by] He who created the male and female, 3 surely your striving is to diverse ends. 4 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil), 5 And affirms goodness, 6 We will facilitate for him the easy end. 7 And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree, 8 And rejects the best, 9 We will make smooth for him the path for evil; 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 Surely Ours is it to show the way, 12 And to Us belong the End and the Beginning. 13 Wherefore I have warned you of Fire flaming, 14 none shall enter it but the most wicked, 15 who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it. 16 But the righteous one will avoid it - 17 He who gives his wealth to be purified, 18 and confers no favour on any man for recompense, 19 Except as seeking (to fulfil) the purpose of his Lord Most High. 20 and he shall surely be satisfied. 21