The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night when it covers the day, 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 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 And testifieth to the Good, 6 We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). 7 But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, 8 And who belieth the Good, 9 We will facilitate for him the difficult end. 10 When he falls (into Hell), his wealth will not help him. 11 Surely Ours is it to show the way, 12 and to Us belong the Last and the First. 13 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; 14 None shall enter it but the most unhappy, 15 who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it. 16 and from which the most godfearing shall be removed, 17 And gives of his wealth that he may grow in virtue, 18 They do not expect any reward 19 seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High, 20 He verily will be content. 21