The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of Allah, the Merciful, the Most Merciful
By the night, when it envelops, 1 And by oath of the day when it shines 2 And by Him Who created male and female; 3 surely your striving is to diverse ends. 4 Thus, as for him who gives [to others] and is conscious of God, 5 And accepts the best, 6 for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease. 7 But as for him who hoardeth and deemeth himself independent, 8 And rejects goodness, 9 We will ease him toward difficulty. 10 And what will his wealth avail him when he falls? 11 Surely upon Us rests the guidance, 12 and to Us belong the Next Life and the present. 13 Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames, 14 whereat none but the most wretched shall be roasted, 15 who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it]. 16 and from which the most godfearing shall be removed, 17 who spend for the cause of God and purify themselves. 18 And is under no one's obligation to return his favour, 19 acting only for the sake of his Lord the Most High -- 20 surely, he shall be satisfied. 21