The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
By the night as it envelops; 1 And the day when it shines in all its glory, 2 By Him Who hath created the male and the female, 3 That your endeavour is for different ends. 4 Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God, 5 And believed the best matter to be true 6 We will indeed make smooth for him the path to Bliss. 7 But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, 8 and denied the Truth of goodness: 9 So We will very soon provide him hardship. 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way, 12 And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world). 13 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; 14 Which only the most wretched must endure, 15 Who denied (the truth) and turned away. 16 One who fears God shall be kept away from it -- 17 Who gives his wealth in order to be pure. 18 They do not expect any reward 19 acting only for the sake of his Lord the Most High -- 20 And soon will they attain (complete) satisfaction. 21