The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the night, when it envelops, 1 And the day resplendent 2 And Him who created the male and female, 3 Your striving is most surely (directed to) various (ends). 4 So he who gives (in charity) and fears (Allah), 5 And believed the best matter to be true 6 We will pave his way to ease. 7 But as for he who withholds and considers himself free of need 8 and he belied the finest 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 lo! unto Us belong the latter portion and the former. 13 and so I warn you of the raging fire 14 No one will burn in it but the most wretched, 15 who belied and turned away, 16 and from which the cautious shall be distanced. 17 he that spends his possessions [on others] so that he might grow in purity 18 and owes no favour to anyone, which is to be repaid, 19 Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High; 20 and he shall surely be satisfied. 21