The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the Compassionate
By the night as it envelops; 1 And the day resplendent 2 and That which created the male and the female, 3 surely your strivings are divergent. 4 So for one who gave and practised piety 5 And testifieth to the Good, 6 We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. 7 And as for him who stinteth and is heedless, 8 And denies the best [reward], 9 We will facilitate for him the difficult end. 10 and his wealth shall be of no avail to him when he perishes. 11 Surely it is for Us to show the Right Way, 12 And to Us belong the End and the Beginning. 13 Therefore I warn you of the fire that flames: 14 in which no one will suffer forever except the wicked ones 15 The one who denied and turned away. 16 For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God: 17 Who giveth away his substance that he may be cleansed, 18 And have in his mind no favour from anyone for which a reward is expected in return, 19 but only out of a longing for the countenance of his Sustainer, the All-Highest: 20 He will surely be well-pleased (with him). 21