The Night (Al-Layl)
In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
By the night when it covers 1 By the Day as it appears in glory; 2 and That which created the male and the female, 3 you strive in various ways. 4 Then as for him who gives away and guards (against evil), 5 And accepts the best, 6 We shall facilitate for him the Way to Bliss. 7 But he who is greedy miser and thinks himself self-sufficient. 8 And rejects goodness, 9 We will ease him toward difficulty. 10 and what will his wealth avail him when he goes down [to his grave]? 11 Verify on us is the guidance 12 And verify Ours is both the Hereafter and the life present. 13 Therefore I have warned you of a Fire blazing fiercely (Hell); 14 Which only the most wretched must endure, 15 who rejected the Truth, calling it falsehood and turned his back on it. 16 For, distant from it shall remain he who is truly conscious of God: 17 He who gives his wealth to be purified, 18 and confers no favor upon anyone for recompense 19 but only to seek the good pleasure of his Lord Most High. 20 And he shall soon be well-pleased. 21