The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night when it envelopeth, 1 And by oath of the day when it shines 2 And [by] He who created the male and female, 3 surely your striving is to diverse ends. 4 As for one who gives [to others] and fears [God], 5 And believes in the best [reward], 6 for him shall We make easy the path towards [ultimate] ease. 7 But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, 8 And rejects the best, 9 We shall facilitate the path to affliction 10 his wealth shall not avail him when he perishes. 11 Verily We take upon Ourselves to guide, 12 And to Us belong the End and the Beginning. 13 I therefore warn you of the fire that is ablaze. 14 None shall roast therein but the most wretched, 15 Who gives the lie (to the truth) and turns (his) back. 16 But the righteous one will avoid it - 17 Who gives his wealth in order to be pure. 18 And is under no one's obligation to return his favour, 19 He desires only to please his Lord, the Supreme. 20 And he shall soon be well-pleased. 21