The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night when it envelopeth, 1 And [by] the day when it appears 2 and by that (Power) which created the male and female, 3 Verily, (the ends) ye strive for are diverse. 4 So for one who gave and practised piety 5 and confirms the reward most fair, 6 We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. 7 But he who does not give and is unconcerned, 8 And denies the best [reward], 9 We shall pave his way to hardship, 10 And his substance will avail him not when he perisheth. 11 Surely, in Our hands is guidance, 12 and, behold, Ours is [the dominion over] the life to come as well as [over] this earlier part [of your life]: 13 Now I have warned you of a Fire that flames, 14 [the fire] which none shall have to endure but that most hapless wretch 15 Who had denied and turned away. 16 He will be far away from the most pious. (The first Caliph S. Abu Bakr Siddiq) 17 Who giveth his wealth that he may grow (in goodness). 18 And is under no one's obligation to return his favour, 19 Except only the desire to seek the Countenance of his Lord, the Most High; 20 He verily will be content. 21