The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful
By the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness, 1 and by the day when it breaks in its glory, 2 And Him Who hath created male and female, 3 Lo! your effort is dispersed (toward divers ends). 4 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil), 5 And affirms goodness, 6 We shall ease the way of fortune for him. 7 And for him who hoarded wealth and remained carefree, 8 And rejects the best, 9 We shall facilitate for him the way to Hardship, 10 His riches will not save him when he perisheth. 11 Verify on us is the guidance 12 And to Us belong the End and the Beginning. 13 I have now warned you of the Blazing Fire, 14 None shall roast therein but the most wretched, 15 who denied [the truth], and turned away. 16 and from which the cautious shall be distanced. 17 He who gives his wealth to be purified, 18 And who hath no favour from anyone to recompense. 19 seeking only the Face of his Lord, the Most High, 20 And he is going to be satisfied. 21