The Night (Al-Layl)
In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate
CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness, 1 By the Day as it appears in glory; 2 By Him Who hath created the male and the female, 3 That your endeavour is for different ends. 4 For him that gives and fears (Allah) 5 and believes in the finest, 6 We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). 7 But he who is a greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient, 8 And rejects the best, 9 Surely We will ease his way unto adversity. 10 His riches will not save him when he perisheth. 11 Surely, in Our hands is guidance, 12 And most surely Ours is the hereafter and the former. 13 Therefore do I warn you of a Fire blazing fiercely; 14 where none shall burn except the most wicked, 15 who gives the lie to the truth and turns away [from it]. 16 But the righteous one will avoid it - 17 the Godfearing who spends his wealth to purify himself; 18 And is under no one's obligation to return his favour, 19 Except the seeking of the pleasure of his Lord, the Most High. 20 and he shall surely be satisfied. 21