The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the Night as it conceals (the light); 1 And by oath of the day when it shines 2 And by Who created the male and female, 3 surely your strivings are divergent. 4 As for him who giveth and is dutiful (toward Allah) 5 for those who spend for the cause of God, 6 We shall surely ease him to the Path of Easing; 7 But as for one who is miserly and unheeding, 8 And denied the best matter, 9 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity. 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 Surely, in Our hands is guidance, 12 And to Us belong the End and the Beginning. 13 I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze. 14 No one will burn in it but the most wretched, 15 who have rejected the (Truth) and have turned away from it. 16 and from which the cautious shall be distanced. 17 who spend for the cause of God and purify themselves. 18 not as payment for any favours that he received, 19 only seeking the Face of his Lord the Most High; 20 He verily will be content. 21